Intelligence-Manipulation

Colin Powell Presents False WMD Evidence to UN Security Council

| Importance: 9/10

Secretary of State Colin Powell delivered a 76-minute presentation to the UN Security Council presenting fabricated evidence to justify the Iraq War. Powell’s presentation included: mobile weapons labs based on testimony from ‘Curveball,’ a source who later admitted lying; aluminum …

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OSP Fabricates Iraq-al Qaeda Intelligence for WHIG Propaganda Campaign

| Importance: 9/10

Pentagon’s Office of Special Plans under Douglas Feith systematically fabricates intelligence linking Iraq to al Qaeda, coordinating directly with the White House Iraq Group to disseminate these false claims as authoritative intelligence. The Pentagon Inspector General found that OSP developed …

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OSP Systematically Bypasses CIA Vetting to Feed Fabricated Intelligence to WHIG

| Importance: 9/10

Pentagon’s Office of Special Plans under Douglas Feith institutionalizes the systematic bypassing of CIA intelligence vetting processes to provide fabricated intelligence directly to the White House Iraq Group for propaganda dissemination. The Pentagon Inspector General documented that OSP …

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WHIG Coordinates Post-Vote Intelligence Suppression Campaign

| Importance: 8/10

Following the successful Iraq authorization vote, WHIG coordinates a systematic campaign to suppress contradictory intelligence that might undermine the war narrative. This involves pressuring intelligence agencies to suppress dissenting analysis and intimidating potential whistleblowers.

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OSP-WHIG Coordination Establishes Systematic Intelligence Manipulation Pipeline

| Importance: 8/10

Pentagon’s Office of Special Plans under Douglas Feith establishes regular coordination protocols with the White House Iraq Group to create an intelligence manipulation pipeline that bypassed traditional CIA vetting processes. OSP officials including Michael Maloof and David Wurmser met …

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OSP and WHIG Establish Daily Intelligence-Propaganda Coordination Meetings

| Importance: 9/10

The Office of Special Plans (OSP), led by Douglas Feith, and the White House Iraq Group (WHIG) institutionalized daily coordination meetings to synchronize intelligence production with propaganda messaging. These meetings enabled the systematic manipulation of intelligence to support the Bush …

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Congressional Iraq Authorization Vote Based on WHIG Fabrications

| Importance: 9/10

Congress authorizes military force against Iraq through a vote systematically manipulated by the White House Iraq Group (WHIG), which deliberately distorted intelligence assessments. This vote represents a critical moment of democratic failure, where executive manipulation bypassed congressional …

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WHIG Systematically Withholds Contradictory Intelligence from Congress

| Importance: 9/10

In the critical lead-up to the Iraq authorization vote, the White House Iraq Group (WHIG) systematically withholds intelligence reports that contradict administration claims about Iraqi WMD programs and terrorist connections. Congressional intelligence committees receive only carefully cherry-picked …

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WHIG Provides Fabricated Intelligence Briefings to Congressional Committees

| Importance: 9/10

The White House Iraq Group coordinates the delivery of systematically fabricated intelligence briefings to congressional intelligence committees, setting the foundation for legislative manipulation. Working through CIA Director George Tenet and National Security Council staff, WHIG ensures that key …

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WHIG Intelligence Briefing Coordination with Congress: Systematic Misrepresentation

| Importance: 9/10

The White House Iraq Group (WHIG), established in August 2002, coordinated a comprehensive campaign to present intelligence about Iraq to congressional leaders. A Senate Intelligence Committee investigation found that intelligence claims about Iraq’s weapons capabilities and potential threats …

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WHIG Coordinates Systematic Deception in Classified Congressional Intelligence Briefings

| Importance: 9/10

In September 2002, the White House Iraq Group (WHIG) systematically coordinated efforts to manipulate congressional intelligence briefings, using legislative liaison Nicholas Calio to present fabricated and exaggerated intelligence claims about Iraq’s weapons capabilities. By strategically …

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WHIG Launches 'Smoking Gun/Mushroom Cloud' Propaganda Blitz

| Importance: 9/10

The White House Iraq Group executes a coordinated propaganda campaign featuring the ‘smoking gun/mushroom cloud’ metaphor crafted by chief speechwriter Michael Gerson. On September 7-8, 2002, President Bush and top advisers appeared on multiple networks delivering identical nuclear fear …

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Pentagon Creates Office of Special Plans for Iraq Intelligence Manipulation

| Importance: 9/10

Under Secretary of Defense Douglas Feith created the Office of Special Plans to manipulate intelligence on Iraq-al Qaeda relationships that were ‘inconsistent with the consensus of the Intelligence Community.’ Directed by Abram Shulsky, the OSP systematically cherry-picked intelligence …

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White House Iraq Group Formed to Coordinate WMD Propaganda Campaign

| Importance: 9/10

White House Chief of Staff Andrew Card forms the White House Iraq Group (WHIG) to coordinate the Bush administration’s public relations campaign for the Iraq invasion. Chaired by Karl Rove and meeting weekly in the Situation Room, WHIG included National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice, her …

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