Hubris: The Inside Story of Spin, Scandal, and the Selling of the Iraq War
from the Press Release: An obscure academic, derided as a virtual crackpot by U.S. law enforcement and the intelligence community, greatly influenced top Bush administration officials, who adopted her farfetched theory that Saddam was the source of most of the terrorism in the world, including the 9/11 attacks. But, oddly, this researcher, Laurie Mylroie, had once been a Saddam apologist and had engaged in secret, back-door diplomacy aimed at brokering a peace accord between Israel and Iraq. After Saddam invaded Kuwait, Mylroie developed bizarre allegations about Saddam and terrorism. Her theories were debunked by the CIA and FBI, yet Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz embraced them, cited them in official meetings, and repeatedly pressed the agency and bureau to come up with evidence to substantiate Mylroie’s work.
If you’ve read my blogs, you know that I’ve been obsessed with how destructive Laurie Mylorie has been, and how big a part she’s played in the formation of the disasterous plans this Administration has put into action. Here again is the definitive article about her from 2003, Armchair Provocateur by Peter Bergen.
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