CIA analysts willing to ‘go to jail’ to ensure NIE’s release

[babylonsister]

http://thinkprogress.org/2007/12/07/cia-analysts-willing-to-go-to-jail-to-ensure-nies-release/

CIA analysts willing to ‘go to jail’ to ensure NIE’s release.

Retired Col. W. Patrick Lang, a former official in the Defense Intelligence Agency, reveals that senior CIA analysts pushed for the NIE’s key judgments on Iran to be released, threatening to speak to the media if they weren’t:

The “jungle telegraph” in Washington is booming with news of the Iran NIE. I am told that the reason the conclusions of the NIE were released is that it was communicated to the White House that “intelligence career seniors were lined up to go to jail if necessary” if the document’s gist were not given to the public. Translation? Someone in that group would have gone to the media “on the record” to disclose its contents.

[spanone]

1. Bless them one and all.

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[babylonsister]

2. You said it! We still DO have patriots left; too bad the BFEE don't

belong in that category.

[blm]

3. American Patriots taking a stand. BushInc has become too dangerous to democracy.

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[madokie]

4. thats real patriotism

[maddezmom]

5. and again Cheney and his ilk are on the war path vs. all involved in the production of the NIE

Former Cheney Aide’s Efforts To Discredit Iran NIE Are Contradicted By Cheney Himself
In an article this morning titled “NIE authors accused of partisan politics,” the Washington Times’ Jon Ward attempts to undermine the credibility of the intelligence community’s recent assessment that Iran halted its nuclear weapons program in 2003. Ward’s article consists of ad hominen attacks from unnamed “officials” who claim the new NIE is just “a politically motivated document written by anti-Bush former State Department officials.”

David Wurmser, who until recently was Vice President Cheney’s Middle East adviser, is the only critic of the NIE that Ward quotes on the record:

“One has to look at the agendas of the primary movers of this report, to judge how much it can really be banked on,” said David Wurmser, a former Middle East adviser to Vice President Dick Cheney, who has worked with the report authors.

Ward’s article is disingenuous in many respects. Ward asserts that there were “three former State officials primarily responsible” for the report. But, as Slate’s Fred Kaplan pointed out yesterday when asked about this canard, “the NIE is not ‘a team of three in the State Department.’ It’s the product of all 16 U.S. intelligence agencies.”

Additionally, Wurmser and his fellow anonymous critics are contradicted by an ideological fellow traveler in the administration who, unlike them, has actually seen the full report: Vice President Dick Cheney. Cheney told the Politico that he doesn’t “have any reason to question” the report:


more:http://thinkprogress.org/2007/12/07/wurmser-versus-cheney/


NIE authors accused of partisan politics
By Jon Ward
December 7, 2007
Several current and former high-level government officials familiar with the authors of the National Intelligence Estimate on Iran described the report as a politically motivated document written by anti-Bush former State Department officials, who opposed sanctioning foreign governments and businesses.



A Republican senator plans to introduce a bill next week that would create a commission of policy experts to examine whether the new report on Iran is accurate, a spokesman said today.



"Let's make sure this new report is right," said Tory Mazzola, spokesman for Sen. John Ensign, Arizona Republican.



Mr. Ensign's proposal will be joined by "a small group of bipartisan senators" and is motivated by a belief that intelligence reports such as the NIE are "becoming very politicized."


more:http://www.washingtontimes.com/article/20071207/NATION/112070099/1002

[alfredo]

6. I saw that too.

Here's the URL http://turcopolier.typepad.com/sic_semper_tyrannis/2007/12/the-senate-and.html

[Rageneau]

7. I can't beieve I'm cheering for the CIA.

[frylock]

13. no kidding..

:scared:

[yodermon]

8. WOW that is actually inspiring.

I'm glad all the career intelligence officers with moral backbone haven't resigned.

[Az_lefty]

9. this will drive little lord pissypants right over the edge...

"but, I'm the president, I'm the president!!!"

[MuseRider]

10. Followed by lots of stamping of his

little feet and the declaration, "I get to decide, I'm the decider!"

[lutefisk]

11. Heroes! I guess the "purge" didn't get everyone.

These are the people capable of saving this country. Their time has come.:patriot: :applause: :applause: :applause:

[The Backlash Cometh]

12. Wow! Good for them. Good for us, and the country!

[Disturbed]

14. The CIA has thousands of employees.

There are a few, still employed that believe in "Truth".

[robinlynne]

15. wow! And these are all new guys bush put into office. these are not Democrats, or

non-loyal repugs. There was a clean sweep at the CIA a few years back, remember?

[951-Riverside]

16. I don't buy that

Out of all the atrocities they are involved in like kidnapping, wiretapping and torture they decide to take a stand and threaten go public on this?

Not buying it.

[kineneb]

17. analysis units, not black ops

The people who wanted the NIE released are "desk jockies"- their work is intellectual, rather than sneaking into a country and overthrowing its government.

These people are like Valerie Plame. Analysis is their thing. For the most part, they really do believe that their work is to protect the US, both government and people. They probably also got some input from the various generals and admirals that are pissed at BushCo.s desire for a "third front".

Just my guess.