The group's ads questioning whether the administration has done enough to protect the U.S. from missile attacks came out just prior to Bush's foreign policy initiative proposing more reliance on a strong missile defense shield, though both camps say it's just coincidence.
And in a piece I did recently, I talked to Douglas Feith, former undersecretary of defense for policy, and he said that it's not just an issue of politicization of intelligence, it's the entire bureaucracy has become politicized to the idea that you cannot mention Islam in any context related to terrorism.
That's the increasingly contorted position Gates and Co. have had to take in order to keep their antitrust defense consistent and roll ou t their new (let's just say it) browser.