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Sunday, July 13, 2003
Bogus Intelligence
The White House yesterday said that the CIA's statement that it erred in approving inconclusive intelligence about Iraq's nuclear program cited in President George W. Bush's State of the Union address puts the controversy to rest.
Not yet
Cannistaro said that Tenet's statement made clear to him that the White House "wanted some reference [in the State of the Union address] to Iraq's nuclear weapons acquisition program and they were hell-bent to put it in." The compromise that finally satisfied both sides to leave the reference in the speech, he said, was the attribution of the intelligence to the British. Tenet's acceptance of fault, Cannistraro said, "will not put to rest" the debate of whether the administration exaggerated or distorted intelligence about Iraq's weapons of mass destruction program. "The issue is beginning to have resonance, and there is a lot of political heat," he said.
And then....
Tropical Storm Claudette headed for the Texas coast Saturday, with forecasters saying the sluggish storm system could reach hurricane strength before landfall early Tuesday.
And then.....
"Go get your surfboard -- that's about all this thing is good for," he said.
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