Outside the Bubble, The Story's the Same, but Different

So, why does the news of a report that echoes the controversial conclusions of the NIE and expands upon them stop at the water's edge?
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As I'm writing, it's more than seven hours since BBC Television's Newsnight program broke the story of an academic research paper prepared for that country's Ministry of Defense. The paper echoes the judgements of the American NIE leaked over the weekend, that the Iraq war has acted as a "recruiting agent" for the jihad movement, but it also moves the story along.


It blamed Pakistan's ISI intelligence service for indirectly supporting terrorism and extremism.

And:
The research paper is understood to have been written by a man with a military background who is linked to the UK's Secret Intelligence Service.

On Afghanistan, the paper said the UK went in "with its eyes closed", and revealed that a secret deal to extricate UK troops from Iraq so they could focus on Afghanistan failed when British military leaders were overruled.

The broadcast included a "furious" response from Pakistani President z, taped shortly before his "let's get along" dinner with Presidents Bush and Karzai at the White House.

So, why does the news of a report that echoes the controversial conclusions of the NIE and expands upon them stop at the water's edge? Why, in this age of instantaneous information, aren't American media all over this story?

At least one British paper is...here

UPDATE: CNN, led by its International feed at noon ET, did hop on this story, didn't see it elsewhere. And, BTW, the oh-so-fascinating debate that has raged on the comment side of this post is at an end. I'd welcome people who want to comment on this story, and its treatment or lack thereof in the American media, but take your take on terrorism, and on your (or someone else's) military record somewhere else, please.

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