Leaked Iraq report shows need for new direction« Thread Started on Sept 25, 2006, 6:46pm » --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Leaked Iraq report shows need for new directionPOSTED: 2321 GMT (0721 HKT), September 25, 2006 read at source: http://edition.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/09 ... WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Part of a classified intelligence report that says the war in Iraq has increased the threat of terrorism has fueled calls by congressional Democrats for a new direction in the nation's war on terrorism.U.S. intelligence and counterterrorism officials Sunday confirmed to CNN the contents of the leaked portion of the National Intelligence Estimate, which was first reported in the Sunday editions of The New York Times and The Washington Post.Some intelligence officials have said as much in the past, but the newly revealed document is part of the first formal report on global trends in terrorism since the Iraq war began from the National Intelligence Council, which represents all government intelligence agencies. (Full story)"Press reports say our nation's intelligence services have confirmed that President Bush's repeated missteps in Iraq and his stubborn refusal to change course have made America less safe," Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nevada, said.