Senators Question Intelligence Agencies' Anticipation Of Egypt Uprising -- Washington PostSenior U.S. lawmakers questioned Thursday whether the CIA and other spy agencies failed to give President Obama adequate warning of the unfolding crisis in Egypt, using a Senate hearing to accuse American intelligence services of being slow to grasp a revolution that took root on the Internet.
Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), chairman of the Intelligence Committee, said after the hearing that the intelligence community's performance had been "lacking" despite the stakes surrounding a protest that threatens to "create a major maelstrom in the Middle East."
A senior CIA official testifying at the hearing defended the intelligence community's performance, saying that the nation's spy services had warned the Obama administration late last year that Egypt's government could fall.
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More News On The CIA's Intelligence On Egypt
Obama warned on Egypt: intelligence official -- AFP
US intel warned on Egypt instability at end-2010 -- Reuters
Egypt intel: Panel wants to know who's in charge -- Washington Post
President Obama Got Egypt Warning in 2010, CIA Official Says -- ABC News
CIA Official: Obama was Briefed on Egypt Instability Late Last Year -- FOX News
Obama was warned about Egypt -- MSNBC
Senators Question U.S. Intelligence on Egypt -- National Journal
U.S. Intelligence Community Warned Obama of Instability In Egypt… -- Weasel Zippers
U.S. intelligence faulted in crisis -- Star Tribune
My Comment: In short .... President Obama was warned about Egypt .... but ... they did nothing about it or assumed that there was nothing that they could do. Anyway .... I guess at the time health care and other policy issues were more important to the administration than some intelligence report from Egypt.
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