CBS Reporter Lara Logan: Our Gov is Lying, Al Qaeda Coming Back, They Hate Us Now More Than Ever

CBS Reporter Lara Logan: Our Gov is Lying, Al Qaeda Coming Back, They Hate Us Now More Than Ever

Chicago Sun Times: Lara Logan, a correspondent for CBS’ “60 Minutes,” delivered a provocative speech to about 1,100 influentials from government, politics, media, and the legal and corporate arenas. Such downtown gatherings are a regular on Chicago’s networking circuit. (I am a member of the BGA’s Civic Leadership Committee, and the Chicago Sun-Times was a sponsor).

Her ominous and frightening message was gleaned from years of covering our wars in the Middle East. She arrived in Chicago on the heels of her Sept. 30 report, “The Longest War.” It examined the Afghanistan conflict and exposed the perils that still confront America, 11 years after 9/11.

Eleven years later, “they” still hate us, now more than ever, Logan told the crowd. The Taliban and al-Qaida have not been vanquished, she added. They’re coming back.

The lie is that America’s military might has tamed the Taliban.

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