{"id":61782,"date":"2015-09-10T12:59:46","date_gmt":"2015-09-10T16:59:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=61782"},"modified":"2015-09-10T13:09:27","modified_gmt":"2015-09-10T17:09:27","slug":"dod-oig-investigates-skewed-intelligence-in-war-against-isis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=61782","title":{"rendered":"DoD OIG investigates skewed intelligence in war against ISIS"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Martin<\/a><\/center><\/p>\n

We talked about it last month<\/a>, but it looks like more than 50 intelligence analysts have complained to the Department of Defense Office of the Inspector General that their reports have been skewed to paint a rosy picture of the war against ISIS, according to the Daily Beast<\/a>;<\/p>\n

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\u2019s public line that the U.S. is winning the battle against ISIS and al Nusra, al Qaeda\u2019s branch in Syria, the analysts claim.<\/p>\n

That complaint was supported by 50 other analysts, some of whom have complained about politicizing of intelligence reports for months. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n

From Business Insider<\/a>;<\/p>\n

Former CIA deputy director Michael Morrell explained on “CBS This Morning” how serious these allegations are.<\/p>\n

“One of the central tenants, one of the key aspects of the policymaking process in the United States is that analysts get to say what they think without any interference, without anybody changing it, so this is a very, very serious charge. I think it needs to be fully investigated,” Morrell said.<\/p>\n

“If there is truth that somebody has been meddling with their analysis, I think somebody needs to lose their job over it, and there needs to be full transparency into this because it is so important that analysts be able to say what they really think.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Yeah, well, we had Martin Dempsey as the senior military policy adviser to Chuck Hagel until recently, so, really, what did they expect? They downplayed the fall of Mosul, Fallujah and Ramadi as insignificant. You know, even though the whole world saw it differently.<\/p>\n

One analyst reportedly used the word “Stalinist” to describe the climate in the intelligence community in regards to the war against ISIS. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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