American intelligence on Iran derided as scandalous

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March 10, 2005
Times
From Roland Watson in Washington



AMERICAN intelligence on Iran’s alleged weapons programmes is woefully thin, an independent panel set up by President Bush is expected to tell him within weeks.

The findings of the bipartisan commission are at odds with the apparent certainty with which Washington is accusing Tehran of pursuing nuclear weapons.

Mr Bush reiterated yesterday that the US, with European governments, believes “that the Iranians want a nuclear weapon”.

But the verdict of the nine-man panel threatens to cloud such clarity. It suggests that the CIA has poured millions of dollars into gathering intelligence in Iran over more than two decades, but with little effect. One knowledgeable source described US intelligence on Iran as scandalous, according to The New York Times.

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,11069-1518524,00.html

[Me.]

1. Go Porter!

doing just the fine job we all expected.

[wasp in a wig]

2. sounds like some people are going to be fired

.. and a new report will be drafted by Art Bell.

[w4rma]

3. Yeah right. Are you paying attention? Noone in this administration is ever

held accountable for anything.