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Jesus Malverde

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29. Normally a report would have the name of the department and analysts that compiled it.

Reply to madrchsod (Reply #28)

Sat Aug 31, 2013, 11:39 AM

Aug 2013

Or if generated by a committee or research group, their name.

The way this document is written, who would congress call for clarification of any key points since the document itself is anonymous.

No one here is calling for the revelation of sources and methods.

The silliest reference is to reports from social media.

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Who wrote the "U.S. Government Assessment" released today? [View all] morningfog Aug 2013 OP

It was released through the State Department, but its most significant sourcing is Israeli leveymg Aug 2013 #1

A link below that seems to load faster Tx4obama Aug 2013 #2

So it was released by the WH press secretary. morningfog Aug 2013 #9

It was also released by the State Department. I don't have a clue who wrote it. n/t Tx4obama Aug 2013 #10

Not good enough. We need names, ranks, dossiers! We are investigatin' here! Pretzel_Warrior Aug 2013 #24

Hell, a department or agency officially claiming it morningfog Aug 2013 #30

Reads like a bunch of intelligence interns sat down and wrote up some BS. joshcryer Aug 2013 #3

It tells us less than zero that wasn't available open-sourced already. Considerably less. leveymg Aug 2013 #12

I hope Obama reads his own government's assessment. joshcryer Aug 2013 #17

Exactly, Josh! pinboy3niner Aug 2013 #21

I think they think they can get away with it. joshcryer Aug 2013 #22

"What I did during my Summer vacation - got the United States into a Mideast War." leveymg Aug 2013 #23

"The United States Government assesses with high confidence" Autumn Aug 2013 #4

Typical neocon warmongering garbage jsr Aug 2013 #5

Contractors n/t Wilms Aug 2013 #6

Stop being so abusive to Obama. nt woo me with science Aug 2013 #7

+1984. The abused are the abusers. jsr Aug 2013 #11

It looks like something I could type in Word in 10 minutes. tarheelsunc Aug 2013 #8

Rule #1 of 'plausible deniability' - don't sign anything. n/t PoliticAverse Aug 2013 #13

+10000000 woo me with science Aug 2013 #16

"We know best and don't dare question us, America. USA USA USA Fuck yea!" quinnox Aug 2013 #14

It's garbage. David__77 Aug 2013 #15

Mickey Spillane n/t jtuck004 Aug 2013 #18

If the names of the interns that wrote this haven't been classified by now, truedelphi Aug 2013 #19

Oh my gosh, I remember that! woo me with science Aug 2013 #25

Have you ever seen "In the loop" by any chance? Democracyinkind Aug 2013 #27

I see the film gets played on the Sundance channel sometimes. truedelphi Aug 2013 #32

Appearances 90-percent Aug 2013 #20

Why anyone would believe anything the US government puts out about war is beyond me n/t eridani Aug 2013 #26

really? madrchsod Aug 2013 #28

Normally a report would have the name of the department and analysts that compiled it. Jesus Malverde Aug 2013 #29

Yet, Kerry cited exactly that in his speech. "Thousands of sources." morningfog Aug 2013 #31