On Mon, 28 Nov 2005 15:56:02 -0500, Brice Yokem <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

>The trouble seems to be, that the administration was told, that at least
>some of the intelligence was wrong but nobody listened.
>Seems somebody just wanted this war and only forwared the information that
>was useful to start this war.
>But who is this person/group?
>
>--------------------
>
>George Tenant comes immediately to mind...

Brice,

this news just showed up. Maybe George W. was in it as well.
Of course, with him not reading and just listening to advisers, that could 
be the main reason. 


http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20051123/pl_afp/usiraqintelligence_051123203906;
_ylt=AnPQIj73klY9shVj9kcUgIffB2YD;_ylu=X3oDMTA2ZGZwam4yBHNlYwNmYw--

Bush informed in 2001 of lack of Iraq-Qaeda ties Wed Nov 23, 3:39 PM ET
    
President George W. Bush was reportedly informed 10 days after the 
September 11, 2001 attacks that US intelligence had no proof of links 
between Iraq and that act of terror. 
 
Citing government documents as well as past and present Bush administration 
officials, The National Journal said the president was briefed on September 
21, 2001 that evidence of cooperation between Iraq and the Al-Qaeda terror 
network was insufficient.

Bush was also informed that there was some credible information about 
contacts between 
    
Saddam Hussein and Al-Qaeda that showed that the Iraqi dictator had tried 
to establish surveillance over the group, according to the report.

Saddam Hussein believed the radical Islamic network represented a threat 
for his secular regime.

Little additional evidence has emerged over the past four years that could 
contradict the 
    
CIA conclusion about a lack of a collaborative relationship between Al-
Qaeda and Iraq, the Journal quotes a high-level government official as 
saying.

The magazine believes the evidence raises yet more questions about the 
administration's use of intelligence in the run-up to the war in Iraq.

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