According to Harpers, despite the deteriorating situation in Iraq, no National Intelligence Estimate (NIE) has been produced on that country since the summer of 2004. The last NIE, a classified document that the CIA describes as “the most authoritative written judgment concerning a national security issue,” was rejected by the Dubya Dudes (after being leaked to the press as being too negative), though its grim assessment subsequently proved to be highly accurate.
Apparently Dubya's henchmen are stonewalling requests to update the already grim assessment, judging that it would be more bad news for the Happy News from Iraq Department, spoiling the already somewhat jaded
Victory is just around the corner message.
According to Harpers, despite the deteriorating situation in Iraq, no National Intelligence Estimate (NIE) has been produced on that country since the summer of 2004. The last NIE, a classified document that the CIA describes as “the most authoritative written judgment concerning a national security issue,” was rejected by the Dubya Dudes (after being leaked to the press as being too negative), though its grim assessment subsequently proved to be highly accurate.
Apparently Dubya's henchmen are stonewalling requests to update the already grim assessment, judging that it would be more bad news for the Happy News from Iraq Department, spoiling the already somewhat jaded Victory is just around the corner message. 
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