Question and Answer
Adventures in Resurrecting Flawed Legislation
Question: What is an example of an outdated finding?
IRmep: Many of the 2005 findings were out of date when they first appeared in 2004, yet they appear again in the 2005 Act. For example, David Aufhauser, the secretary of Treasury made statements giving kudos about the amount of cooperation and anti money-laundering enforcement in Saudi Arabia on Capitol Hill in January 23, 2004. But the 2005 Act “findings” still quote earlier year 2003 Aufhauser comments speculating about whether Saudi Arabia could be some sort of “epicenter” of activity. So we’ve got temporal cherry picking and selective use of evidence to support the “findings”.
Question: What are examples of “Questionable Sources?”
IRmep: There are references to anonymous Israeli and American intelligence sources in the New York Times. We live in a post-Judith Miller world now. Anonymous sources with potentially questionable motives just don’t cut it any more as a foundation for serious policy making…..
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