COTD: How Can An Intelligence Analyst Tell When A Politician Is Lying?

Belmont Club » We Didn’t Know Nothing: "20. RWE
Back in the mid-90’s when Pakistan exploded its first nuclear weapons and India responded with additional tests of its own, I was struck by an NPR report on why the intelligence community missed these developments.

The report said that the CIA analysts had heard the clear statements by the leaders of Pakistan and India, but “assumed that the leaders were lying, based on their experience with US politicians, who often lie.”

Remember, this was during the Clinton Admin.

So, based on Slick Willie’s performance, the analysts assumed that the leaders of Pakistan and India were lying about building nukes. And that Saddam was lying about not having WMDs.

The analysts could not handle politicians who tell the truth."

ROFL! What a screwed up disaster of a world we live in when the people have forgotten how to tell when a politician is lying but the (now "Plame-ly" politicized) "intelligence community" hasn't!

And just think of the implications for Iran: When the Muslim loonie rulers claim they're going to wipe out Israel the "intelligence" community thinks that's now a big guffaw -- just like when they say they're anti-gay. No, wait...