doctored, the five-month investigation did corroborate earlier reports that the threat from ISIS was not as
ominous as the analysts believed.
Doesn't have to utter a word.....all Imam Obama has to do is wave his hand over a JV team sweatshirt.
Posted on 08/11/2016 6:37:07 AM PDT by Enchante
A leading U.S. general pressured his intelligence analysts into playing down the ISIS and al Qaeda threats, according to a congressional task force.
A House Republican task force has found that officials from the U.S. military’s Central Command altered intelligence reports to portray the U.S. fight against ISIS and al Qaeda in a more positive light than lower-level analysts believed was warranted by the facts on the ground, three officials familiar with the task force’s findings told The Daily Beast.
A roughly 10-page report on the controversy is expected to be released by the end of next week, two officials said. While it contains no definitive evidence that senior Obama administration officials ordered the reports to be doctored, the five-month investigation did corroborate earlier reports that analysts felt the leaders of CENTCOM’s intelligence directorate pressured them to conclude that the threat from ISIS was not as ominous as the analysts believed, the officials said.
“The investigation is ongoing but the report substantiates the claims” that intelligence reports were altered, one official familiar with the report explained to The Daily Beast. Another official said that the investigation could remain open even after report is released.
The task force, led by members of the House Armed Services and Intelligence committees and the Defense Appropriations subcommittee, was created after The Daily Beast first reported that more than 50 analysts had filed a formal complaint alleging their reports on ISIS and al Qaeda’s branch in Syria were being inappropriately altered by senior officials. Some told The Daily Beast they felt they were working in a hostile, toxic office where they felt “bullied” to draw conclusions not supported by the facts.
Some of the intelligence made its way into briefings presented to President Obama. However, administration officials have consistently said that they have confidence in CENTCOM’s reports and that they don’t believe White House policy was guided by false or misleading analysis. The House committee cannot directly punish officials found to have acted inappropriately. But the fact that the appropriations committee was part of the investigation implies that if the military doesn’t respond to the findings, lawmakers could punish CENTCOM by curtailing funds.
CENTCOM officials told The Daily Beast they cannot comment on the report as they have yet to receive it. There also is separate Department of Defense Inspector General investigation into the claims which is ongoing and could release its findings as early as this fall, one official said. The DoD IG report could make recommendations that CENTCOM must act on.
But some of CENTCOM’s intelligence analysts already are concerned that the DoD IG report will not have as much teeth as the House Republican task force report. These military analysts told The Beast that the head of CENTCOM’s intelligence directorate, Maj. Gen. Steven Grove, and his civilian deputy, Gregory Ryckman, had deleted emails and files from computer systems before the inspector general could examine them.
Even the House Republican investigation faced obstacles to its work. Analysts told The Daily Beast, that CENTCOM officials were, at times, in the room while they spoke to House investigators, making some feel they could not speak candidly.
What remains unclear is what led CENTCOM to call for more positive conclusions. Was it a decision by Grove or Ryckman or did come from higher up?
As part of a normal deployment rotation, Grove left CENTCOM’s intelligence directorate this summer and now is stationed at the Pentagon as director of the Army Quadrennial Defense Review Office. He has been replaced by Maj. Gen. Mark R. Quantock. Ryckman remains in the same position.
After the analysts’ complaints emerged publicly, President Obama, Secretary of Defense Ash Carter and current CENTCOM commander Army Gen. Joseph Votel have called for what Carter described as “unvarnished intelligence.”
It doesn’t take a rocket scientist.
Speaking strictly on “military might” ISIS is rated slightly less dangerous than the Chilean Coast Guard. If America wanted them gone, it would take an hour.
WHen Obama publicly states we’re winning and they are just a JV team and in reality we’re losing and they are a professional team of allstars - something has to give.
As usual what gives with these turds is the truth.
‘IG’s MONITOR - they don’t actually DO anything worthwhile! They are paid to investigate, write reports and wait for the next scandal to emerge’
Reminds me of that new TV commercial where the ‘Termite monitor’ lets the homeowners know they have termites, but then just leaves.....he’s the MONITOR, not the exterminator. And then the ‘Dental Cavity monitor’ lets you know that you have a cavity, then he and the hygienist leave for lunch. They really aren’t there TO DO ANYTHING.
A newly released Defense Department intelligence report shows that the rise of the savage terror group known as ISIS was actually deliberate policy.
U.S. Intel: Obama Coalition Supported Islamic State in Syria
http://www.thenewamerican.com/world-news/asia/item/20943-u-s-intel-obama-coalition-supported-islamic-state-in-syria
One of the first tasks Trump is going to need to do, is conduct a thorough review of every General Officer and SES civilian under DoD. The vast majority of them are Obama whores and need to be handed their walking papers.
The Inspectors General office in the military operates under the assumption that commanders at each level will take their investigations and findings under advisement and make sound decisions based on their recommendations. Unfortunately, Obama and his policy minions have thoroughly poisoned command influence, effectively destroying any influence the IG may provide.
Worse, who watches the watchers?
Let’s step back in recent history, recall how the dems pounded the table about how the administration pushed the CIA to bring forth info to support the invasion of Iraq. Recall the media frenzy to get to the “truth”. I think it even led to the Scooter Libby fiasco, for which I never will forgive Bush. Regardless the media today: Crickets except when they are pounding Trump for saying what some dem sycophant says he said.
It’s a safe assumption to believe it’s all lies until the truth can be determined, if ever.
Heard another stuffed uniform on the radio “news” yesterday telling us we’re winning and have ISIS on run in Iraq and Syria.
Can’t remember the name, but it wasn’t Grove.
Incessantly shouting that Obola, Hillary and the Democrats created ISIS and killed Thousands of innocents would be a way to put a stake through the leftist monster’s heart.
Neutralizing Hillary, Obola, and the left is Soooo simple:
Put the following conservative PAC posters EVERYWHERE, depicting:
Syrian cities before and after Obola’s warmongering, with an overlay of text quoting his urging Congress to vote for war in Syria.
Picture of Al-Queda RPG wielding savages in Syria with an overlay of text showing how many millions of dollars Obola gave to fund his Islamic rebel forces.
Large line of orange jumper prisoners about to be beheaded, with an overlay of text intelligence report quote stating that ISIS was a result of Obola funding Syrian Islamic rebels.
Picture of people in cages being burned alive, with an overlay of text intelligence report quote stating that ISIS was a result of Obola funding Syrian Islamic rebels.
Picture of women being corralled as ISIS sex slaves, with an overlay of text intelligence report quote stating that ISIS was a result of Obola funding Syrian Islamic rebels.
Picture of Muslim horde violence in Calais France, with an overlay of text intelligence report quote stating that ISIS was a result of Obola funding Syrian Islamic rebels.
Picture of the Muslims sexually assaulting German women, with an overlay of text intelligence report quote stating that ISIS was a result of Obola funding Syrian Islamic rebels.
Picture of Egyptian Copt Christian refugees in front of a burning Church, with an overlay of text intelligence report quote stating that ISIS was a result of Obola funding Syrian Islamic rebels.
Picture of Belgium, French, German terrorist attack aftermath, with an overlay of text intelligence report quote stating that ISIS was a result of Obola funding Syrian Islamic rebels.
Picture of Obola receiving the Nobel Peace prize with an overlay of text stating the country body count his actions are responsible for.
People, for the sake of western civilization, we have to destroy any chance of Obola getting nominated to head the UN, ruin Hillary’s political future, and rightly sully the Democrats as the devious, incompetent war mongers that they are.
Now!
RE: ““This is a valid campaign issue right now, Trump should wrap this around Hillary and Obama for botching the rise of ISIS so badly.”
Or perhaps for founding ISIS...
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2016/08/11/trump-charges-obama-with-being-founder-isis.html";
al Qaeda bombed the Pentagon, which
sold out America and armed al Qaeda and ISIS.
Fools have lost the Trust of all future Americans.
Fools.
What terrorism? It was a mean anti-Muslim extremist who MADE those poor people go out and kill people!
Its time to fire every senior General and Admiral on duty. Every one has participated in the destruction of our military to save their own careers and please our Emperor. Career over country, self before service is their motto now. Mr Trump, cut out all this dead wood on your first day.
Second the motion
Doesn't have to utter a word.....all Imam Obama has to do is wave his hand over a JV team sweatshirt.
Is there not ONE fn person who will break ranks with these traitorous crooks and stand for decency and the USA? ANYONE???
He looks gay and muslim.
Double fail! LOL
“If America wanted them gone, it would take an hour.”
What is missing is the will to do what needs to be done.
There are only two ways to defeat an insurgency: you either win over the local populace to your side, or you kill the local populace along with the insurgents. We don’t have much luck doing the first, and we don’t have the nerve to do the second.
MGEN Grove was a useful idiot. GEN Allen (ret.) was Obama’s “ISIS Czar” and I’ll bet the trail of evidence eventually will lead to him.
List of military relieved under Obama. Prob not toting the political view.
http://www.rense.com/general96/listof.html
The entire DoD needs a good evaluation by a Trump-type business analyst The place is full of waste, inefficiency, etc. and needs a good house cleaning.
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