[Eldorado431]

Several current and former military officers who saw all the relevant data through this spring charge that the Pentagon took the raw data from the CIA and consistently overinterpreted the threat posed by Iraq's stockpiles. "There was a predisposition in this Administration to assume the worst about Saddam," a senior military officer told Time. This official, recently retired, was deeply involved in planning the war with Iraq but left the service after concluding that the U.S. was going to war based on bum intelligence. "
All of the above holds no Water in my Glass. Anytime an Article has un-named Officials or other un-named People that are Quoted, I take the entire article and throw it in the garbage where it belongs.

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

I take the entire article and throw it in the garbage where it belongs.

But the great majority of people in this great land DO NOT!

Well they don't even read it, they just watch the big TV News shows and form their opinions from what they see!

[Wild Irish Rogue]

"...told Time "

Every week, either Newsweek or Time or both,will have a sensational,blockbuster of a cover story-usually anti Bush, with unnamed high officials or sources close to the Pentagon or adminisitration,listed as the sources.Hell, the cleaning lady could be the source,because she works close to the area in question.And then the following week,the story is generally debunked,but, Time and Newsweek are never held to account.Like Vanity Fair's quotes that they cleverly edited about Wolfowitz-the left wing media's primary goal is to tarnish Bush. Journalistic integrity ,ethics and reporting the truth, are not options they entertain.