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| February 11, 2002 | Beith, Malcolm; Moreau, Ron | COPYRIGHT 2002 Newsweek, Inc. All rights reserved. Any reuse, distribution or alteration without express written permission of Newsweek is prohibited. For permission: www.newsweek.com. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Periscope by Malcolm Beith with bureau reports; First Person Global by Ron Moreau

INTELLIGENCE

Overstatements of the Union?

As President George W. Bush was preparing to give his State of the Union speech last week, White House counselor Karen Hughes told reporters that it would contain some shocking news. "We have learned that up to 100,000 people have been trained [as] killers in the camps of Afghanistan and are now spread throughout the world," Hughes said. The 100,000 figure came from the final drafts of Bush's speech, warning about "dangerous killers" who have spread throughout the world "like ticking time bombs." But NEWSWEEK has learned ...

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