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Seemingly major intel failure - CIA fails to read "Good News From Iraq"

Bowser — 12/7/2004 2:03:47 PM (archived)

The CIA Station Chief must not have read Allawi's comments to Congress or Bush's public pronouncements. And those were "en clair", published in the popular media. Ya gotta wonder what they do read!

Report: CIA offers bleak Iraq assessment

Classified cable described as 'unusually candid'

Arf

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Seemingly major intel failure - CIA fails to read "Good News From Iraq" - Bowser - 12/7/2004 2:03:47 PM
- "Classified" apparently doesn't mean what it used to. - Tom Brosz - 12/7/2004 4:42:27 PM
  - This is a leak that does not break the law (far as I know) - alcaray - 12/7/2004 6:39:48 PM
    - To comment, I wouldn't mind seeing the whole report. - Tom Brosz - 12/7/2004 7:20:04 PM
      - "I'm getting damn tired of seeing second and third parties telling us what people have said, and pointedly avoiding quoting original documentation. " - Lindy - 12/8/2004 5:00:09 AM
    - If the cable was classified as reported, then leaking it was illegal - Larry J - 12/7/2004 6:49:47 PM
      - Have you noticed how infallible CIA opinions are when they say something the Left wants to hear? (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 12/7/2004 7:24:21 PM
        
        Have you noticed all these claims of infallibility? - alcaray - 12/7/2004 9:25:05 PM
        
        Okay, a little more bluntly... - Tom Brosz - 12/7/2004 9:28:05 PM
        
        You changed your message - alcaray - 12/7/2004 11:06:47 PM
        
        You can quote anyone you like. - Tom Brosz - 12/8/2004 3:18:02 AM
        
        Intel is not 100% accurate and never will be. - alcaray - 12/8/2004 4:27:35 PM
      - Somebody has an axe to grind - Gary - 12/7/2004 7:07:09 PM

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