Remarkable, but not surprising:

Excerpts from the Post's story, Review of Iran Intelligence to Be Sought: (emp add)

Senate Republicans are planning to call for a congressional commission to investigate the conclusions of the new National Intelligence Estimate on Iran ...

... conservatives and neoconservatives [are] unhappy about the assessment ...

... the NIE has become politicized ...

... critics [are] even going after the analysts who wrote it ...

... conservative commentators challenge its veracity ...

This NIE was presented with a clear intention to deceive and to redirect foreign policy," wrote Danielle Pletka ...

"I have no doubt that these people believe they are protecting the nation from the President [said Pletka]

Pletka is vice president for foreign and defense policy at the American Enterprise Institute. The AEI peddles conspiracy theories. How about that?


posted by Quiddity at 12/07/2007 11:12:00 AM