Smasharoo wrote:
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people like John McCain are saying they've talked to the CIA people and there was no pressure to force the intelligence to that conclusion.
That's simply untrue. Either he's lying, or the people he talked to were lying to him.
I, personally, have no further evidence one way or another on this. If I did, I would post it. Thus all I can say is the above.
However, what I heard at the time (this is prewar, so a while back) was that the administration wasn't getting the intel they wanted from the usual channels, (which would be included in a NIE like what I listed) so they set up their own shop under the DOD.
This was from news analysts - I have no idea what their sources were. Perhaps it was/is common knowledge.
However it is a fairly damning allegation.
I could fill pages with what I suspect the administration did but what we actually know (see above, dispute that if you like) they have done is quite damning enough. At this point, it is just a test of the American public to see how long we allow this travesty to continue.