Pentagon: Pre-war Intelligence Was Legitimate

[babsbunny]

Pentagon: Pre-war intelligence was legitimate Mike Sheehan
Published: Thursday February 8, 2007


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The Pentagon has determined that its oft-criticized pre-war intelligence was "legitimate," the Associated Press reports.

"Some of the Pentagon's prewar intelligence work, including a contention that the CIA underplayed the likelihood of al-Qaida connections to Saddam Hussein, was inappropriate but not illegal, a Defense Department investigation has concluded," writes Robert Burns for the AP.

A report will be given to Congress tomorrow in which a DOD official "clears former Pentagon policy chief Douglas J. Feith of allegations by some Democrats of illegal activities - specifically that he misled Congress about the basis of the administration's assertions on the threat posed by Iraq," Burns states.

A hearing is scheduled for tomorrow before the Senate Armed Services Committee, where the findings by Thomas Gimble, acting Pentagon inspector general, will be received by members of the committee.

RAW STORY has extensive investigative analysis of the Iraq pre-war intelligence, and the role of Feith, here.


http://www.rawstory.com/news/2007/Pentagon_Prewar_intelligence_was_legit_0208.html

[Turbineguy]

1. Lying to Congress is not illegal?

oh, I forgot, this was a war with 100's of thousands dead, not a knobber.

[jimshoes]

2. I think it means

it's not illegal to make up shit and base a war on the made up shit. :shrug: