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Sunday, November 22, 2015
Obama threatens CIA, DIA who don't agree with him
50 US Spies: The Obama Admin Manipulates Our Reports, Threatens Us If We Speak Out
Our military and intelligence agencies is being strong-armed into producing false intelligence for the purpose of destroying our sovereignty by destroying our borders as well as importing jihadists, now proven by the Paris attack to be mixed in with refugees .
“Two
senior analysts at CENTCOM signed a written complaint sent to the
Defense Department inspector general in July alleging that the reports, some of which were briefed to President Obama, portrayed the terror groups as weaker than the analysts believe they are. The reports
were changed by CENTCOM higher-ups to adhere to the administration’s
public line that the U.S. is winning the battle against ISIS and al
Nusra, al Qaeda’s branch in Syria, the analysts claim.
That
complaint was supported by 50 other analysts, some of whom have
complained about politicizing of intelligence reports for months. That’s
according to 11 individuals who are knowledgeable about the details of the report and who spoke to The Daily Beast on condition of anonymity.
The
accusations suggest that a large number of people tracking the inner
workings of the terror groups think that their reports are being
manipulated to fit a public narrative. The allegations echoed charges
that political appointees and senior officials cherry-picked
intelligence about Iraq’s supposed weapons program in 2002 and 2003.
The two signatories to the complaint
were described as the ones formally lodging it, and the additional
analysts are willing and able to back up the substance of the
allegations with concrete examples.
Some
of those CENTCOM analysts described the sizeable cadre of protesting
analysts as a ‘revolt’ by intelligence professionals who are paid to
give their honest assessment, based on facts, and not to be influenced
by national-level policy. The analysts have accused senior-level
leaders, including the director of intelligence and his deputy in
CENTCOM, of changing their analyses to be more in line with the Obama
administration’s public contention that the fight against ISIS and al
Qaeda is making progress. The analysts take a more pessimistic view
about how military efforts to destroy the groups are going.
The large number of analysts who complained to the Pentagon inspector general hasn’t been previously
reported. Some of them are assigned to work at CENTCOM, the U.S.
military’s command for the Middle East and Central Asia, but are
officially employed by the Defense Intelligence Agency.
The
complaints allege that in some cases key elements of intelligence
reports were removed, resulting in a document that didn’t accurately
capture the analysts’ conclusions, sources familiar with the protest
said. But the complaint also goes beyond alleged altering of reports and
accuses some senior leaders at CENTCOM of creating an unprofessional
work environment. One person who knows the contents of the written
complaint sent to the inspector general said it used the word
‘Stalinist’ to describe the tone set by officials overseeing CENTCOM’s
analysis.
Many described a climate in which analysts felt they
could not give a candid assessment of the situation in Iraq and Syria.
Some felt it was a product of commanders protecting their career
advancement by putting the best spin on the war.”
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