There is evidence of a second NIE that deals solely with Iraq. You can bet this is something the Bush administration would hide. TPMmuckraker has the details:
As reported here earlier, here are Rep. Jane Harman's (D-CA) comments this morning about this second secret Iraq report, from CQ Transcriptions:Every American needs to know what is on those reports. The traditional media needs to know. We have all been lied to and snowed by the Bush administration for over FIVE years. Except for a few reporters who actually break stories like the most recent NIE bombshell, most of the media have served as mouthpieces for the Bush spin. The White House has lied about Iraq and national security over and over. The media is getting a chance now to find out the truth. Are they up to it? It sure is a lot easier to just regurgitate the spin of Karl Rove, Tony Snow and Dan Bartlett."I have also learned that there is a [National Intelligence Estimate] on Iraq -- specifically on Iraq -- that has been left in draft form at the National Intelligence Council. That is because some of our leaders don't want us to see it until after the election. It should be clear five years after 9/11 that we need accurate and actionable intelligence -- actionable in real time -- and we need our leaders to read that intelligence and cite it accurately. Sadly, we're doing better on the first piece; we're not doing better on the second piece."
You know that if this second report exists, Bush can't let it see the light of day at least until after the elections. Despite the spin, there is no good news from Iraq.
