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Bolton on Iran NIE Assessment

February 5, 2008 :: The Wall Street Journal :: News

John R. Bolton called for the de-politicization of the National Intelligence Estimate and of the U.S.'s intelligence agencies in today's edition of the Wall Street Journal. The latest National Intelligence Estimate concerning Iran's nuclear program claims "with high confidence that in fall, 2003, Tehran halted its nuclear weapons program." However, the last sentence of the estimate also says, "The NIE later makes clear that Iran's nuclear efforts and capabilities are continuing and growing, that many activities are "dual use" (i.e., for either civil or military purposes), and that Iran's real intentions are unknown. Substantively, therefore, the NIE is not far different from the 2005 NIE, but its first sentence gives a radically different impression." Bolton fears that security agencies have strayed from the traditional role of simply gathering intelligence to making policy decisions. (Article)

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