Powell Says Bush's Tribunal Plan Would Backfire

so

Senate panel defies Bush on terror

makes sense, considering:

Terrorism Has Surged Since 2003:

In the three years since the invasion of Iraq, the Bush Administration’s own data has revealed an astonishing increase in worldwide terrorism....

but

The Administration Claims Each Year that Terrorism Did Not Increase: When the data for 2004 was released last year, John Brennan, the Acting Director of the NCTC, asserted that the increase in the number of attacks “does not necessarily mean that there has been a growth in actual terrorist incidents.” Philip Zelikow, the State Department Counselor, also denied any increase. When asked whether the Administration believed terrorism was increasing, Mr Zelikow responded: “No, we don’t.”

because faith trumps facts every time!