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Iraq Intel: Forgery, Hyperbole, Half-Truth

MEMORANDUM FOR: The President FROM: Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity SUBJECT: Forgery, Hyperbole, Half-Truth: A Problem   We last wrote you immediately after Secretary of State Powell’s UN speech on February 5, in an attempt to convey our concerns that…

Cooking Intelligence for War in Iraq

MEMORANDUM FOR: Confused Americans FROM: Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity SUBJECT: Cooking Intelligence for War   Two members of Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity (VIPS) appeared on German TV’s equivalent of “60 Minutes” on March 6 to discuss the use/abuse…

Powell’s UN Speech and the Case for War

MEMORANDUM FOR: The President FROM: Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity SUBJECT: Today’s Speech By Secretary Powell At The UN   Secretary Powell’s presentation at the UN today requires context. We give him an “A” for assembling and listing the charges…