Posts relating to “national intelligence estimate” (76)
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Iraq war inquiry key witnesses: Sir William Ehrman and Tim Dowse
The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority 986
director of intelligence and national security in the Foreign Office. On the nuclear threat from Iraq "I think that […] assement around 2000 was that they could not get a nuclear weapon while they remained under sanctions, but if the sanctions disappeared, the estimate […] of WMD and ballistic missile programmes was patchy. March 2002: the intelligence on Iraqi WMD and ballistic missiles is sporadic and patchy. The2 weeks ago -
Iran paper describes work on nuclear detonation devices in 2007
Hot Air — Authority 822
US intelligence community claimed in a controversial national intelligence estimate (NIE) that the Iranians had ceased […] nuclear warhead, according to intelligence officials and weapons experts familiar with the document.The document, if […] weapons, said former intelligence officials and weapons experts. They were responding to a published report of alleged1 week ago -
Has U.S. intelligence lost track of Osama bin Laden?
Top of the Ticket — Authority 794
National Security Advisor Gen. James L. Jones suggested Sunday that Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden , who has eluded […] States hasnt had good intelligence on Bin Ladens whereabouts in a long time. "I think it has been years," he said. "Well […] estimate is that Bin Laden is in the rugged, lawless region of North Waziristan, along the border between the two countries2 weeks ago -
Whistling Past the (Nuclear) Graveyard
In From the Cold — Authority 420
years ago, when the U.S. Intelligence Community released its much-anticipated National Intelligence Estimate on Iran and […] -level Iranian defector, General Ali Reza Asgari , was a primary source for the 2007 National Intelligence Estimate and its […] platforms, and fabrication of gravity bombs or warheads. Indeed, the intelligence estimate freely conceded that two of the1 week ago -
Karel van Wolferen: The President and his Generals
The Huffington Post — Authority 950
insulted the intelligence of his supporters, of Americans in general, and of all of us, concerned onlookers around the world […] , and do this probably in vain. But in this case, Obamas national security advisor, General James Jones, has himself said […] that "The Al Qaeda presence [in Afghanistan] is very diminished. The maximum estimate is less than 100 operating in the6 days ago -
White House: Intelligence on Bin Laden? We Don’t Have That
The American Pundit — Authority 546
the administration has reliable intelligence on bin Laden’s whereabouts, Jones replied, “The best estimate is that he is […] did not comment on the intelligence behind that estimate, nor did he cite a time period or describe more specifically bin […] ’s really telling the full truth and not covering butts. President Barack Obama’s national security adviser, James Jones, said2 weeks ago -
Cost to Fight Each Al Qaeda Member in Afghanistan Per Year: $300…
Truth is Contagious — Authority 563
estimate of 100 al Qaeda members left in Afghanistan reflects the conclusion of American intelligence agencies and the Defense […] al Qaeda “cancer” in that country left out one key fact: U.S. intelligence officials have concluded there are only about […] 100 al Qaeda fighters in the entire country. A senior U.S. intelligence official told ABCNews.com the approximate15 hours ago -
Cost to Fight Each Al Qaeda Member in Afghanistan Per Year: $300…
War On You: Breaking Alternative News — Authority 532
fighters in the entire country. A senior U.S. intelligence official told ABCNews.com the approximate estimate of 100 al […] .” A spokesperson at the White House’s National Security Council, Chris Hensman, said he could not comment on intelligence […] ” in that country left out one key fact: U.S. intelligence officials have concluded there are only about 100 al Qaeda4 hours ago -
30,000 U.S. Troops Not Fighting 100 Al Qaeda Terrorists, Officials …
FOXNews.com — Authority 930
referred to the intelligence community estimate on the number of Al Qaeda operatives in Afghanistan as "Obamas secret," and […] Intelligence officials on Wednesday disputed suggestions that President Obama is sending 30,000 more troops just to […] irresponsible. While intelligence officials confirmed that only about 100 Al Qaeda operatives remain in Afghanistan and their3 weeks ago -
Key Excerpts
Libertarian Leanings — Authority 424
In November 2007 the Office of the Director of National Intelligence released a National Intelligence Estimate entitled […] weapondevelopment program four years ago because of international pressure,the new National Intelligence Estimate makes a compelling […] and others arguethat we need to maintain pressure on Iran, this "intelligence" torpedohas all but sunk those efforts1 week ago