The growing scandal over cooked ISIS intelligence just got much worse. Now, analysts are saying they’re being forced out for not toeing the Obama administration’s line on the war.
Two senior intelligence analysts at U.S. Central Command say the military has forced them out of their jobs because of their skeptical reporting on U.S.-backed rebel groups in Syria, three sources with knowledge of their claim told The Daily Beast. It’s the first known instance of possible reprisals against CENTCOM personnel after analysts accused their bosses of manipulating intelligence reports about the U.S.-led campaign against ISIS in order to paint a rosier picture of progress in the war.
One of the analysts alleging reprisals is the top analyst in charge of Syria issues at CENTCOM. He and a colleague doubted rebels’ capabilities and their commitment to U.S. objectives in the region. The analysts have been effectively sidelined from their positions and will no longer be working at CENTCOM, according to two individuals familiar with the dispute, and who spoke on condition of anonymity.
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Update #1: CENTCOM analysts reportedly claim to have lost jobs over Syria warnings (FOX News)
Update #2: CENTCOM intel analysts being forced out for exposing cooked intelligence on ISIS (American Thinker)
WNU Editor: It looks like the reprisals for those who do not "toe the administration line" are now spreading. This is not the first time a president, or those loyal to him, fudged intelligence for political reasons .... and it probably won't be the last .... but if this was a Republican administration I cannot help but feel that this would be front-page news.
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