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2005-02-10 Syria-Lebanon-Iran
US lacking HUMINT on Iran
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Posted by Dan Darling 2005-02-10 12:31:38 AM|| || Front Page|| [11130 views since 2007-05-07]  Top

#1 No, David, the tendency is to make prudent decisions where the burden falls on the proven reckless genocidal WMD-building rogue state up to its neck in ties to terrorism including the new global nasty variety, when the question is mass-casualty attacks on the US and its allies. Sheesh. If US intel had "huge credibility problems" then why is the world seized with the problems of nukes in NoKo and Iran? The huge credibility problem is with David Kay and like-minded folks who can't think straight or keep their facts straight or exhibit much common sense.
Posted by Verlaine in Iraq 2005-02-10 12:57:51 AM||   2005-02-10 12:57:51 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 "CIA reactionaries crawl back out of woodwork to bash Bush"
Posted by someone 2005-02-10 1:10:15 AM||   2005-02-10 1:10:15 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 Verlaine, interesting take. However, from what I interpret your post to mean, is David Kay speaking of "credibility intelligence"? (ie info to validate the argument about Iranian WMDs)

I'm more concerned about tactical/strategic intelligence such as "where as the bombs" ...
Posted by Edward Yee  2005-02-10 2:36:51 AM|| [http://edwardyee.fanworks.net]  2005-02-10 2:36:51 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 
US lacking HUMINT on Iran
Well, DUH. And on a lot of other countries, too.

For that you can thank Frank Church - may he rot in hell - and successor weasels. (May they rot there, too.)
Posted by Barbara Skolaut  2005-02-10 3:06:12 PM||   2005-02-10 3:06:12 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 Amen, Barbara. Few have done more to harm the US than the Church Commission.
Posted by .com 2005-02-10 7:09:56 PM||   2005-02-10 7:09:56 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 How can that be? Seymour Hersh says we have scads of operatives throughout Iran. He wouldn't lie to us, would he?
Posted by AJackson 2005-02-10 7:13:51 PM||   2005-02-10 7:13:51 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 We have plenty. Iranian Americans are allowed back in for visa visits and family events, no problem....
Posted by Frank G  2005-02-10 7:16:19 PM||   2005-02-10 7:16:19 PM|| Front Page Top

#8 Sure... if we *did* have human intel in Iran I'm sure we would take major pains to keep CNN and the other MSM fully informed.....
Posted by CrazyFool 2005-02-10 7:30:51 PM||   2005-02-10 7:30:51 PM|| Front Page Top

#9 especially Eason Jordan. As a loyal American he'd never....uh...oh, bad example
Posted by Frank G  2005-02-10 7:34:36 PM||   2005-02-10 7:34:36 PM|| Front Page Top

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