Exclusive: Cheney and the 'Raw' Intelligenceposted by dack
A memo written by a top Washington lobbyist for the controversial Iraqi National Congress raises new questions about the role Vice President Dick Cheney’s office played in the run-up to the war in Iraq.
The memo, obtained by NEWSWEEK, suggests that the INC last year was directly feeding intelligence reports about Iraqi weapons of mass destruction and purported ties to terrorism to one of Cheney’s top foreign- policy aides. Cheney staffers later pushed INC info—including defectors’ claims about WMD and terror ties—to bolster the case that Saddam’s government posed a direct threat to America. But the CIA and other U.S. intelligence agencies have strongly questioned the reliability of defectors supplied by the INC.
yeah. they strongly resisted the urge to laugh! reality check on this is that the so-called 'sources' were dismissed OUT-OF-HAND as having any credibility -- that's a part JMM doesn't get into (even if he does know). You read it right: 'sources' = dimissed as fraudsters known to have agenda even while near and dear to the heart of Hawk Hill ("the veep show") and they were sent on their merry way. meaning not even taken seriously for a moment. naturally, the back-story is the so-called stovepiping of INC intell to prop up invasion propaganda . what a coincidence, eh. c ya
Posted by: between_the_sheets on February 10, 2004 05:10 AMSheets seems to be talking about something interesting but I can't quite make it out. Can someone translate what he said into English for me?
Posted by: Thom on February 10, 2004 08:38 AMSorry I can't help you, Thom.
Posted by: dack on February 10, 2004 11:51 PM