Former Bush Intel Official Derides ‘Crap We Give You’
Former Bush Assistant Secretary of State for Intelligence and Research Carl Ford tells members of Congress not to "accept the crap we give you" regarding intelligence data. (via Huff Po)
Former Bush Assistant Secretary of State for Intelligence and Research Carl Ford tells members of Congress not to “accept the crap we give you” regarding intelligence data. (via Huff Po)
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Appearing before the the Senate Democratic Policy Committee, former Assistant Secretary of State for Intelligence and Research Carl Ford called upon policy makers to accept part of the blame for intelligence failures, telling them to ‘not accept the crap we give you.’
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