"A senior adviser to the US presidential hopeful John McCain has apologised after saying a terrorist attack on American soil would be a "big advantage" to the Republican candidate's election campaign.
Charlie Black later expressed regret over his "inappropriate" comments, and McCain said he disagreed with the claim.
Discussing national security in an interview with Fortune magazine, Black was asked about the impact that another terrorist attack on US soil might have on McCain's campaign. "Certainly it would be a big advantage to him," said Black.
He said the assassination of the former Pakistani prime minister Benazir Bhutto in December was an "unfortunate event" but had helped McCain to win the New Hampshire primary, a state he had to win to save his candidacy."
# guardian.co.uk,
# Tuesday June 24, 2008
Wow, what a disgrace for McCain. Talk about rooting for the terrorists. Sounds like McCains top advisor wants another attack on the US, so the Neocons can sell more fear.
