Document presented Aug 30th as intelligence community assessment was in fact prepared by ... White House. Contrary to the general impression in Congress and the news media, the Syria chemical warfare intelligence summary released by the Barack Obama administration Aug. 30 did not represent an intelligence community assessment, an IPS analysis and interviews with former intelligence officials reveals. The evidence indicates that Director of National Intelligence James Clapper culled intelligence analyses from various agencies and by the White House itself, but that the White House itself had the final say in the contents of the document. Leading members of Congress to believe that the document was an intelligence community assessment and thus represents a credible picture of the intelligence on the alleged chemical attack of Aug. 21 has been a central element in the Obama administration’s case for war in Syria. ipsnews.net/2013/09/obamas-case-for-syria-didnt-reflect-intel-consensus/
Posted on: Thu, 12 Sep 2013 08:07:55 +0000
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