It's being reported that Pakistan has captured Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani, a Tanzanian Al Qaeda operative wanted in connection with the 1998 bombings of U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania.
Who would have thought?! on the day of John Kerry's speech to the Democratic National Convention.
Would the Republicans turn national security into a partisan issue?
What's interesting is that if you search for "July Surprise" on Google News you get 19 hits.
Which means this story didn't break through into the national media. It did get a lot of discussion on blogs, for what it's worth. That, I think, will shape the coverage this story gets. People who don't read TNR may think this some mysterious coincidence.
If the public are suspicious about the timing, that bodes ill for Bush, as it would indicate public trust in him is diminishing.
Posted by robe0419 at July 29, 2004 5:20 PM