Since July 13, 2004 , this blog has been reporting the story of an Iraqi intelligence source code named “Curveball.” You can follow this story by reading a WaPo review of On the Brink: An Insider's Account of How the White House Compromised American Intelligence by Tyler Drumheller.
This book is one more manifestation of “Herb’s Law.” Any former intelligence officer or analyst who gets into the press will say: "If the administration had heeded my warning they wouldn’t have these problems." (This blog is no exception. In May, 2004 I was contending that the intelligence community was in denial about Iraqi WMD programs.)
Based on the review, Drumheller is angry, feeling that had his warnings been heeded the war against Iraq might have been avoided. As far as I can tell, his anger is justified.
Note: This post linked to Beltway Traffic Jam for 12/13/2006
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