Pentagon Team on Iran Comes Under Fire

Forward, June, 2003 by Perelman, Marc

Perelman, Marc Forward 06-06-2003 A small Pentagon planning office under fire for its alleged manipulation of intelligence on Iraq is also dealing with other countries in the Persian Gulf, including Iran, raising concerns among critics about the shaping of Bush administration policy in this sensitive region. Defense Department spokesmen acknowledge that a small, four-member team is working on Iran policy within the Pentagon's so-called Office of Special Plans.

Critics contend that the office has been distorting intelligence on Iraqi weapons of mass destruction and links to Al Qaeda in order to strengthen the case for war. A senior Pentagon official told the Forward that the office is "a pure policy-planning shop" and was not engaged in reviewing -- much...

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