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Nothing but true intelligence under stress. The Pentagon responds (a little late). Plus: Sr. Bill Richardson. Belzer out of the park. DNC consultants in Beijing? Endgame conservatives step up their game. Plus much more.

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David Holman replies: br> I'm grateful and flattered that Deputy Under Secretary Rogalski read the article and took the time to respond, even more than two months later. /p>

The failure to represent the Department's case in the article is the Department's, which did not respond to ample and repeated opportunities to do so.

Still, my article thoroughly examined the concerns about CVSA's scientific validity. Contrary to Mr. Rogalski's claim, I never claimed that CVSA is "the very best equipment." Rather, I wrote that the Department is "denying our very best the equipment they want to pursue the War on Terror." The bureaucracy has halted use of the CVSA by the guys on the ground, which Rogalski does not deny, and his response reflects that top-down approach.

No one -- not I nor anyone else interviewed for my article -- disputes the need for accurate intelligence and responsible, accurate tools to obtain it. However, if that's the gold standard, then the Department should subject its other truth verification devices to it. That includes the polygraph. Rogalski ignores the large section of the article detailing the polygraph's questionable reliability. Both devices are unproven. Why our troops don't have access to the device many prefer, including apparently the Special Operations Command, is a question only Rogalski and the Department of Defense can answer.

p> IT'S SPANISH TO ME br> Re: Shawn Macomber's Doing the Hispanic Hustle : /p> p>When Bill Richardson told the New Hampshire gathering to "be proud to be Latino but know you are also part of the American mainstream," did he mention that the Latino achievers who are part of the American mainstream, yes even in New Mexico, became that way because they are proficient in English? Richardson need only look at his beloved mainstream media where Hispanics are hired to balance the diversity tally but are asked to perform in English. br> -- Earl Wright

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