Special to WorldTribune.com Senior Obama administration officials altered reports from intelligence analysts at U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) to make Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) and other terror groups seem weaker than the analysts believed. According to a report by The Daily Beast on Sept. 9, more than 50 analysts had supported a complaint […]
Special to WorldTribune.com The Obama administration made a “willful decision” to arm terror organizations in Syria that led to the rise of Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL), former U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) chief Michael Flynn said. Flynn said that, despite warnings from top officials, President Barack Obama’s decision to arm and train […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — The United States does not envision a significant improvement in Libya’s security. The U.S. intelligence community has assessed that NATO efforts over the next year would not end militia domination over much of Libya. The assessment said Libya’s military and security forces would require years of force development until they […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — The U.S. intelligence community, in wake of what officials acknowledged was a mistaken assessment, has envisioned an indefinite Sunni revolt in Syria. Officials said the intelligence community has determined that Syrian President Bashar Assad was gaining the upper hand in the 27-month revolt. But they said the community did not […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — The United States has significantly changed its assessment on Iran’s nuclear weapons capabilities. Officials said the U.S. intelligence community now believes Iran is capable of nuclear weapons assembly based on its capacity to enrich uranium and develop a warhead. They said the assessment envisioned the prospect of producing Iranian nuclear […]