U.S. Insiders Say Iraq Intel Deliberately Skewed

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This is just a thought but here is my opinion on why it's happening.

I would likely guess that this sort of selective hearing has been going on for quite some time. The President of the day formulates his policy, then sets out to "prove" it. I'm quite sure that JFK/LBJ/Nixon had plenty of information available to them with regards to the status of the war in Vietnam, but they choose to filter it to fit their stated policies. I'm sure there were plenty in the intelligence world (CIA, FBI, NSA, etc) that fully understood where we were headed, but were too afraid to state it publically.

I am guessing that the blame game following 9/11 has caused some of those intel types to be less afraid and more willing to stand up for themselves. The intel agencies essentially became the 9/11 scapegoats. Congressmen were lining up to bash the "intel failures" and were quick to point the finger at their inability to do their jobs.

Now the folks in those intel fields are sticking up for themselves. Their integrity is at stake here. I think a lot more of them are willing to state their case now. I can't say that I blame them. If I am Joe C.I.A. analyst and I bust my ass every day at work, only to hear the administration leadership and the public berrate me and my organization for our "failures" I'd want to clear the air too.

Anyway, it's just a thought.

And for the record, I don't doubt for one single second that the bulk of this article is true. They only heard, saw, disseminated the info that supported their position and disregarded or hid everything to the contrary.