news flash

a national intelligence estimate reveals what millions of americans already knew before we ever went into iraq:

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/09/24/world/middleeast/24terror.html?hp&ex=1159156800&en=22b7a0941b08007f&ei=5094&partner=homepage

assuming this story even gets much notice, it probably won't change many minds one way or the other. supporters of the current administration will brush it off as propaganda from the liberal elements of the intelligence community. detractors will just have their existing opinions reinforced.

in other words, we've all pretty much stopped listening to each other or our government anyway.