Damn liberal spooks

The spooks say:

Counterterrorism analysts produced the document, titled "Al-Qaida better positioned to strike the West." The document pays special heed to the terror group's safe haven in Pakistan and makes a range of observations about the threat posed to the United States and its allies, officials said.

Al-Qaida is "considerably operationally stronger than a year ago" and has "regrouped to an extent not seen since 2001," the official said, paraphrasing the report's conclusions.

al-Qaida Has Rebuilt, U.S. Intel Warns

The Decider says:

"There is a perception in the coverage that Al Qaeda may be as strong today as they were prior to September the 11th. That's just simply not the case.

Bush Rejects Claim Al Qaeda Is as Strong as It Was Prior to 9/11

Bush is doing two things here that should be noted:

1. He is trying to blame the media (the liberal media, no doubt) for the report. Truth is, the report is very even-handed saying it's the spooks making the claim regarding the current state of al Qaeda. Bush's duplicity should surprise nobody, given that republicans have been blaming "the media" for everything they don't like since Truman.
2. He's directly calling the intelligence officers liars. This is the kind of thing that should cause both Bush and the CIA to put up. Somebody is lying, either Bush or the counterterrorism analyists. The liar(s) should be held accountable.