Monday
Jul122004
Blaming the CIA = Smoking Boat
Monday, July 12, 2004 at 09:19AM
"Politicians must account for the death and destruction of the Iraq war -- and the consequences as they continue to unfold".
The US intelligence community should not be made to shoulder full responsibility for misjudging Saddam Hussein's weapons capability ahead of last year's Iraq war, British newspapers said after a Senate investigation exonerated US politicians of blame. The Financial Times described as "implausible" the investigation's decision to exonerate US President George W. Bush's administration from putting pressure on the intelligence agencies. "Like all government organizations, the Central Intelligence Agency devotes its limited resources to meeting the demands of its political masters," the business daily said. [more]
The US intelligence community should not be made to shoulder full responsibility for misjudging Saddam Hussein's weapons capability ahead of last year's Iraq war, British newspapers said after a Senate investigation exonerated US politicians of blame. The Financial Times described as "implausible" the investigation's decision to exonerate US President George W. Bush's administration from putting pressure on the intelligence agencies. "Like all government organizations, the Central Intelligence Agency devotes its limited resources to meeting the demands of its political masters," the business daily said. [more]