Dick Vetted the Intelligence Two Weeks Ago

[rodeodance]

http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2007/12/06/dick-vetted-the-intelligence-two-weeks-ago/

Dick Vetted the Intelligence Two Weeks Ago
By: emptywheel Thursday December 6, 2007 7:11 am

The NYT provides more details about the intelligence collected in mid-2007 that confirmed the judgment that Iran suspended its nukes program back in 2003. In addition to the intercepted communications, there were also notes from Iran's military leaders.

Most interesting--at least to those who obsess about the timing of all this--is that the intelligence analysts had to present the raw intelligence to Cheney.

In the end, American intelligence officials rejected that theory, though they were challenged to defend that conclusion in a meeting two weeks ago in the White House situation room, in which the notes and deliberations were described to the most senior members of President Bush’s national security team, including Vice President Dick Cheney.

“It was a pretty vivid exchange,” said one participant in the conversation.

Good to see the Vice President hasn't lost his affection for twisting arms.

Here's how this looks in our big timeline:

November 13: McConnell says NIE will be done "in about a month" but that judgments will not be released; he also says he would resign if results were "cherry picked"

November 16: At OPEC, the Saudi Foreign Minister refuses to make a public statement about ditching the dollar--but he says the economic ministers should discuss it...........


More timeline

[HuffleClaw]

1. someone want to explain to me how we went from 'this was buried in 2006' to 'in august'???

because i don't get it, yet the media is contentedly parroting this line.

[Wizard777]

2. That's pure crap. Cheney has supressed this NIE for a year. n/t