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emulatorloo

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7. No, Intelligence did not "know about the raid." See CNN story I posted above.
Fri Oct 13, 2023, 07:23 PM
Oct 2023

You can read the original DU post here.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/10143144178

A snip:

One update from September 28 warned, based on multiple streams of intelligence, that the terror group Hamas was poised to escalate rocket-attacks across the border. An October 5 wire from the CIA warned generally of the increasing possibility of violence by Hamas. Then, on October 6, the day before the attack, US officials circulated reporting from Israel indicating unusual activity by Hamas — indications that are now clear: an attack was imminent.

None of the American assessments offered any tactical details or indications of the overwhelming scope, scale and sheer brutality of the operation that Hamas carried out on October 7, sources say.


See also progressive dog’s post from another source than CNN.

The U.S. intelligence community did not know in advance that Hamas was planning a massive, coordinated attack against Israel on Oct. 7, despite streams of intelligence indicating that a general flareup in violence was possible, U.S. officials told McClatchy.

Read more at: https://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/article280517164.html#storylink=cpy




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All the stories I read indicated they didn't know it would be this big. NutmegYankee Oct 2023 #1
they? who is they? nt msongs Oct 2023 #2
US intelligence did not know about any raid Progressive dog Oct 2023 #3
Hmmm. So hard to know who to believe. Guess CNN got it Laura PourMeADrink Oct 2023 #8
Researching helps stop the spread of untruths. Progressive dog Oct 2023 #10
In this case it's interpretation IMHO. Laura PourMeADrink Oct 2023 #13
Make you wonder where all this Intel apparatus is directed n/t leftstreet Oct 2023 #4
No, Intelligence did not "know about the raid." See CNN story I posted above. emulatorloo Oct 2023 #7
Exactly Laura PourMeADrink Oct 2023 #15
Egypt told Israel, they ignored the warning relayerbob Oct 2023 #5
Laura, that is not correct. They didn't 'know about the raid.' Here is the CNN story. emulatorloo Oct 2023 #6
Ok read this twice. They knew something was gonna happen Laura PourMeADrink Oct 2023 #9
My brother who worked with airplanes all his life told me leftyladyfrommo Oct 2023 #11
Exactly Laura PourMeADrink Oct 2023 #16
We've heard this before LiberaBlueDem Oct 2023 #12
Exactly Laura PourMeADrink Oct 2023 #17
Bullshit! NT William769 Oct 2023 #14
Who is they ? JI7 Oct 2023 #18
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