U.S. ignored warnings before deadly Afghan attack/Three intelligence reports dismissed days before eight U.S. soldiers killed

Where are the patriots? Where are those that defend the Constitution, those that recognize that our military is in harms way and need help? Where the protesters, not for war, but for the life of our BRAVE, AND COURAGE... they are the only one's that step on the plate defending our freedoms with their lives... THEIR LIVE'S.! We don't risk much, just need to raise our voices, put down the boards of Congress and Senate, make them to force the issue, we can do that in more for our people. I read this and anger grab my heart, but also sadness, because people complain about small things, and forget that faraway it's young people, someone daughter or son, father, brother, or sister or mother, someone's love, fighting leaving those they love for US! what about us, WHAT ABOUT DO THE RIGHT THING?

Either we force them to bring them back, or they recieve everything and anything they need to conquer and be safe... I wish to be a superwoman, someone will be remove very fast from where he seat very comfortable and many will fallow him. He's a desgrace, a traitor, a terrorist, he's everything this Country dispite, a muslim who got in from some influence people that we must destroy, expose and bring them to justice and to gitmo with their friends! I'm so angry!

Saw a movie couple nights go, and looking at it, I though... THAT'S WHAT WE NEED!!! you don't want to know my though, but I'm tired of this inmorals, this wanabee, this corruption, fraud, extorsion. Where is the good Americans, any American, who love the Country so much that will fight back, those in uniform inside of American soil, where is their blood or loyalty laid? Do we became a Country of " don't care aptitud"? a Country with out God and moral values?

Sorry, but this hit very close to me. I hope you understand, to me they do the fight I do, but I have a save position, or at least less dangerous, they are WARRIORS, and I admire them.

Please pass around let everyone know what this administration is doing with our men and women, start making call and send fax if you must.

God bless.

Figthing for Freedom to stay FREE

By Bill Gertz

Three intelligence reports warned that Taliban insurgents were planning an attack just days before this month's raid on two remote military outposts in eastern Afghanistan that killed eight U.S. soldiers, but the reports were dismissed as insignificant, U.S. officials told The Washington Times.

As a result, military officials did not send additional troops or make preparations to protect the 140 U.S. and Afghan troops at the combat outposts near Kamdesh in Nuristan province by the Pakistan border, the officials said.

Army Maj. T.G. Taylor, a spokesman for the Army's Task Force Mountain Warrior, told The Times that the three reports did not stand out among hundreds of others and that the intelligence was deemed to be not specific and uncorroborated.

"Reports like this happen all the time in all of our areas," Maj. Taylor said in an e-mail. "It is only through corroboration of reports and/or multiple instances of reporting that we can develop patterns."

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One U.S. official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the information, said that despite the Army's characterization of the reports as insignificant, some of the reporting was included in finished intelligence that circulated in classified channels throughout the region before the attack. Finished intelligence is material that has been analyzed and determined to be of value.

A former senior Army officer said the intelligence should have prompted action to provide the outposts with more defenses.

"Why didn't they react and have immediate support on site, based on the intelligence, and even based on the initial attack that occurred?" retired Maj. Gen. Paul E. Vallely asked.

Gen. Vallely said the outposts near the border should have been staffed with more Afghan troops, who despite eight years of U.S. assistance and training are not deemed capable of running such posts themselves.

The attacks on the Keating and Fritsche outposts - the deadliest in more than a year - are now being reviewed by the Pentagon. The disclosure of prior intelligence warnings comes as President Obama is weighing a request by his top commander in the region to deploy up to 40,000 additional troops to Afghanistan.