Author: Senate Select Committee on IntelligencePublisher: Select Committee on Intelligence
ISBN: 9780160787058
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 239
Book Description
Report of the Select Committee on Intelligence on Prewar Intelligence Assessments about Postwar Iraq Together with Additional Views, 2007
Author: Senate Select Committee on IntelligencePublisher: Select Committee on Intelligence
ISBN: 9780160787058
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 239
Book Description
Report of the Select Committee on Intelligence
Author: Pat RobertsPublisher:
ISBN: 9780756743246
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 511
Book Description
In June 2003, the U.S. Senate Select Committee began a formal review of U.S. intelligence into the existence of Iraq's weapons of mass destruction (WMD) programs, Iraq's ties to terrorist groups, Saddam Hussein's threat to stability & security in the region, & his violations of human rights including the actual use of weapons of mass destruction against his own people, as a part of the Committee's continuing oversight of the intelligence activities of the U.S. This is the unclassified version of the Committee's report, which is intended to provide to the Senate, & through it, the American public, a substantial record of the facts underlying the conclusions of the Committee.
Report of the Select Committee on Intelligence on the U.S. Intelligence Community's Prewar Intelligence Assessments on Iraq Together with Additional Views
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Select Committee on IntelligencePublisher: Select Committee on Intelligence
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 534
Book Description
The Senate Select Committee on Intelligence presents its report on prewar intelligence regarding Iraq, which contains numerous documents from various U.S. intelligence agencies regarding possible weapons of mass destruction, and other issues relating to Iraq.
Contesting History
Author: Matthew FlynnPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 0313384894
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 178
Book Description
In this book, the Bush administration's war in Iraq is assessed using an interdisciplinary approach and historical analysis that will help readers better understand the results of the U.S. counterinsurgency doctrine from 2003 to the present. Contesting History: The Bush Counterinsurgency Legacy in Iraq uses a comparative analysis of history to assess the Bush administration's actions in Iraq, focusing specifically on the policy of counterinsurgency. Insurgency exists within an extended timeframe and exhibits a global reach, argues comparative warfare expert Matthew J. Flynn. Therefore, understanding this phenomenon is best realized through an examination of guerrilla conflicts around the world over time; this book provides that approach. The work analyzes U.S. counterinsurgency doctrine during the Iraq War from 2003 to the present, and offers relevant historical comparisons to conflicts dating back to the mid-19th century, in which a nation enjoyed marked military superiority over their enemy. In doing so, it encourages readers to link the Afghanistan and Iraq wars in the broad context of the utilization of counterinsurgency operations to achieve policy objectives. Ultimately, the book illustrates how the tactical "military" success of the U.S. surge in Iraq still nets a strategic failure.
REPORT OF THE SELECT COMMITTEE ON INTELLIGENCE UNITED STATES SENATE, COVERING THE PERIOD JANUARY 4, 2007 TO JANUARY 2, 2009, 111-1 SENATE REPORT 111-6
Author: Report on Whether Public Statements Regarding Iraq by U. S. Government Officials Were Substantiated by Intelligence Information Together with Additional and Minority Views
Author: John D. RockefellerPublisher: DIANE Publishing
ISBN: 143790615X
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 172
Book Description
Assesses ¿whether public statements and reports and testimony regarding Iraq by U.S. Gov¿t. officials made between the Gulf War period and the commencement of Operation Iraqi Freedom were substantiated by intelligence info.¿ The Committee reviewed 5 major policy speeches by Admin. officials regarding: the threats posed by Iraq, Iraqi weapons of mass destruction programs, Iraqi ties to terrorist groups, and possible consequences of a U.S. invasion of Iraq. The Committee selected particular statements that pertained to 8 categories: nuclear weapons, biological weapons, chemical weapons, weapons of mass destruction (generally), methods of delivery, links to terrorism, regime intent, and assessments about the post-war situation in Iraq.
Use and Misuse of Presidential Clemency Power for Executive Branch Officials
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on the JudiciaryPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Abuse of administrative power
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description
Reducing Uncertainty
Author: Thomas FingarPublisher: Stanford University Press
ISBN: 0804781656
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 286
Book Description
An look at what Intelligence Community analysts do and how, and how they are affected by the political context that shapes, uses and abuses their outputs. The US government spends billions of dollars every year to reduce uncertainty: to monitor and forecast everything from the weather to the spread of disease. In other words, we spend a lot of money to anticipate problems, identify opportunities, and avoid mistakes. A substantial portion of what we spend—over $50 billion a year—goes to the US Intelligence Community. Reducing Uncertainty describes what Intelligence Community analysts do, how they do it, and how they are affected by the political context that shapes, uses, and sometimes abuses their output. In particular, it looks at why IC analysts pay more attention to threats than to opportunities, and why they appear to focus more on warning about the possibility of “bad things” happening than on providing the input necessary for increasing the likelihood of positive outcomes. The book is intended to increase public understanding of what IC analysts do, to elicit more relevant and constructive suggestions for improvement from outside the Intelligence Community, to stimulate innovation and collaboration among analysts at all grade levels in all agencies, and to provide a core resource for students of intelligence. The most valuable aspect of this book is the in-depth discussion of National Intelligence Estimates (NIE)—what they are, what it means to say that they represent the “most authoritative judgments of the Intelligence Community,” why and how they are important, and why they have such high political salience and symbolic importance. The final chapter lays out, from an insider’s perspective, the story of the flawed Iraq Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) NIE and its impact on the subsequent Iran nuclear NIE—paying particular attention to the heightened political scrutiny the latter received in Congress following the Iraq NIE debacle. Praise for Reducing Uncertainty “This is a well-documented, well-written piece by a former high-ranking member of the intelligence community . . . . Recommended.” —CHOICE “Fingar provides a clear and useful tour of how intelligence analysis is produced.” —Political Science Quarterly “Tom Fingar provides a frank, detailed examination of the challenges to and successes of the U.S. Intelligence Community. In doing so, he reveals insights and strategies that directly address our national security needs. High-stakes examples described by Fingar provide an insider-account only he can provide. The result is riveting and informative.” —William J. Perry, Secretary of Defense for the United States, 1994 to 1997
The Longest War
Author: Peter L. BergenPublisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0743278941
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 498
Book Description
At a critical moment in world history The Longest War provides the definitive account of the ongoing battle against terror. --Book Jacket.
The CIA and the Culture of Failure
Author: John M. DiamondPublisher: Stanford University Press
ISBN: 0804756015
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 552
Book Description
The CIA and the Culture of Failure follows the CIA through a series of crises from the Soviet collapse to the war in Iraq and explains the political pressures that helped lead to the greatest failures in U.S. intelligence history.