-------Original Message------- From: Dan Minette <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> QUESTION 1) The British inform us that they have learned that Iraq has > >> recently tried to acquire significant quantities of intelligence in Africa. > >> > >> The Bush Administration naturally tries to verify this claim, but cannot > >> do so. They tell the British that we can't verify their claim. The > >> British respond that they cannot reveal their intelligence sources on this, > >> but they assure us that the intelligence is of the highest quality. > >> > >> At this point, do you; > >> a) Call the British liars since our intelligence services have such strong > >> reservations about it? > >> b) Call the British incompetent for giving us intelligence that our own > >> intelligence services has not verified, and indeed has strong doubts about? > >> c) Ignore the British intelligence as questionable? > >> d) Accept that the British intelligence services may have > >> access to other sources
Why not e) Both the British and the American governments have overruled the better judgment of their intelligence services. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Uhhh.... "e" does not answer the question of "what do you do?" Please try again - I am really looking forward to having some of the critics of the Bush Administration's decisions at this juncture to actually answer the question of what they would have done. JDG - But perhaps I should not hold my breath, Maru? _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l