Iraqi Operations Group

CIA Creates Iraqi Operations Group Under Political Pressure

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CIA Director George Tenet establishes the Iraqi Operations Group within the Counterterrorism Center, bypassing traditional intelligence analysis chains. The group was created under intense White House pressure to find intelligence supporting predetermined policy conclusions about Iraqi WMD and …

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