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Gen. Tony Tata: Champ's Briefer Told CENTCOM Official to Skew Intel on ISIS
2016-08-16
[PJ] A former brigadier general revealed on Fox News Monday some new information about the White House's role in U.S. Central Command's skewing of intelligence to downplay the threats of ISIS and Al Qaeda.

Last week, a House Republican task force concluded in a 15-page report that U.S. military leaders altered intelligence reports "to paint a rosier picture" of the U.S.-led fight against ISIS than intelligence analysts believed was warranted.

The report blamed "structural and management changes" at the intelligence directorate for the distortions, but stopped short of explaining WHY the changes were made. According to Defense News, "the problems followed the change in Central Command’s leadership from Marine Gen. James Mattis, as CENTCOM commander, to Army Gen. Lloyd Austin."

U.S. Army Brigadier Gen. Anthony Tata (Ret.) filled in some blanks on Fox News Monday afternoon, and if his allegations are true, the scandal reaches all the way to the president's inner circle.
Posted by:Besoeker

#6  "Here is the facts. Here is what we think. Now, go skew yourself!"
Posted by: SteveS   2016-08-16 19:18  

#5  Doesn't matter what politician told them to do so they should have produce accurate INTEL and told the politicians to SKEW it themselves.
Posted by: rjschwarz   2016-08-16 18:09  

#4  Huh? It takes two to tango. Why would 0bean a "briefer" ask to skew the data? Why would CENTCOM agree to do a briefer's bidding any more than they would do my bidding?
Posted by: gorb   2016-08-16 16:13  

#3  And just the other week calling for the intentional skewing of Trump's briefings.
Posted by: swksvolFF   2016-08-16 15:34  

#2  Wasn't it a decade ago that skewing intel briefs was bad?
Posted by: Steve White   2016-08-16 14:02  

#1  Treason.
Posted by: Sheting Panda5210   2016-08-16 11:59  

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