Chris Christie is reportedly exaggerating his national security experience
Gov. Chris Christie (R-N.J.) frequently mentions his previous experience as the state's U.S. attorney while on the campaign trail. But a New York Times report published Saturday shows he might not have all that much to brag about:
Mr. Christie's campaign website credits his office with obtaining an indictment against the kidnapper of The Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl, who was abducted and killed in Pakistan, and notes that the defendant, Ahmed Omar Sheikh, was "sentenced to death." It does not mention a key fact: The trial took place in Pakistan. Mr. Christie's office had no role in it. [The New York Times]
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