Joseph Lieberman actually said...

the threat from al-Qaeda, related terrorist groups, and individual adherents to violent Islamist extremism persists to this day.

I think they would understand that better if there were a bipartisan Privacy and Civil Liberties Board to explain this.

You did a great service by identifying the enemy here and saying, yes, it was al-Qaeda.

Ultimately, the people in Tunisia and Egypt, and hopefully in Libya soon, will determine their own destiny.