The case to invade Iraq on March 19, 2003 was based on an NIE that was prepared not to determine the truth, but rather to “justify” preemptive war, when there was nothing to preempt.
Category: VIPS
ROBERT PARRY: Who’s Telling the ‘Big Lie’ on Ukraine?
Senator Mike Gravel Dies at 91
When the Intelligence is Questionable, Come to Where the Intelligence is Questioned
The Q-Word: Weapon of Choice for Smearing Opponents
Consortium News in the Post-Bob Parry Era
A Pandemic of ‘Russian Hacking’
VIPS MEMO: To Nancy Pelosi — Did Russia Hack the DNC Emails?
The lack of detail demanded by Pelosi may simply mean the absence of credible evidence of Russian interference as well as the absence of Clapperesque officials to conjure it up.