Posts relating to “national intelligence estimate” (76)

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  1. Iraq war inquiry key witnesses: Sir William Ehrman and Tim Dowse


    The Guardian - guardian.co.ukAuthority 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. The
    2 weeks ago
  2. Iran paper describes work on nuclear detonation devices in 2007


    Hot AirAuthority 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 alleged
    1 week ago
  3. Has U.S. intelligence lost track of Osama bin Laden?


    Top of the TicketAuthority 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 countries
    2 weeks ago
  4. Whistling Past the (Nuclear) Graveyard


    In From the ColdAuthority 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 the
    1 week ago
  5. Karel van Wolferen: The President and his Generals


    The Huffington PostAuthority 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 the
    6 days ago
  6. White House: Intelligence on Bin Laden? We Don’t Have That


    The American PunditAuthority 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, said
    2 weeks ago
  7. Cost to Fight Each Al Qaeda Member in Afghanistan Per Year: $300…


    Truth is ContagiousAuthority 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 approximate
    15 hours ago
  8. Cost to Fight Each Al Qaeda Member in Afghanistan Per Year: $300…


    War On You: Breaking Alternative NewsAuthority 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 Qaeda
    4 hours ago
  9. 30,000 U.S. Troops Not Fighting 100 Al Qaeda Terrorists, Officials …


    FOXNews.comAuthority 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 their
    3 weeks ago
  10. Key Excerpts


    Libertarian LeaningsAuthority 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 efforts
    1 week ago