What did the CIA, the State Department, et.al., know, and when did they know it? THAT is the #1 question, and Laurie Mylroie has the answer. That leftist organization, "The American Library Association", and possibly, David Pitt who wrote this "book review" below, are going to be, like Daschle, "deeply saddened" to see her work vindicated.
Bush vs. the Beltway: How the CIA and the State Department tried to Stop the War on Terror by Laurie Mylroie.
Booklist [American Library Association] September, 2003
As the subtitle suggests, Mylroie claims the CIA and the U.S. State Department (among other bureaucracies) systematically discredited vital intelligence about the threat of violence from Iraq and, in particular, about Saddam Hussein's own intentions. It seems, on the surface, an unusual claim, but the author, who advised Bill Clinton on Iraq during his 1992 presidential campaign, marshals a lot of persuasive evidence. She demonstrates how important proof of danger from Iraq was dismissed by the federal government, in large part a result of the ill-conceived notion that, after the 1993 attacks on the World Trade Center, state-sponsored terrorism against the U.S. was no longer a going concern. The book chronicles President Bush's run-ins with the bureaucracies of his government and documents the "massive intelligence failure" in the 1990s that culminated in the September 11 attacks. "George W. Bush was absolutely right," Mylroie writes, "there was no choice but war." It is a conclusion that some will not support, both here and abroad, but it is argued well. A key document in the ongoing policy debate.
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NATIONAL COMMISSION ON TERRORIST ATTACKS UPON THE U.S. [LAURIE MYLROIE TESTIFIES]JULY 9, 2003 | CHAIR: THOMAS KEAN"
Your post just sent a chill down my spine.....
you don't suppose that any of the "government officials"
listed in Saddam's payoff files are in the CIA?
" MR. BEN-VENISTE: Now, the public record -- and I'll make reference to a June 22nd, 2003, newspaper article published by the Washington Post under the byline of Walter Pincus, who is one of the most respected journalists analyzing the intelligence community in our country, reported that there was significant doubt cast on this very al Qaeda-Iraqi connection."
Thanks for your post at #310 - the quote above is from the second link you provided which is the transcript of testimony given by Laurie Mylroie. Mr. Ben-Viniste's comments seemed to be intended to discredit Ms. Mylroie's testimony. Interesting that Mr. Walter Pincus, Washington Post, crops up again. (he seemed to be very familiar with the Wilson-Plame facts at a very early stage and apparently had dinner with the Wilsons on July 4)