Hi there,

In coming days Democracy Now! will continue to bring you post-election results and in-depth analysis on on the impact of the coming Trump administration. Because Democracy Now! does not accept corporate advertising or sponsorship revenue, we rely on viewers like you to feature voices and analysis you won’t get anywhere else. Can you donate $15 to Democracy Now! today to support our post-election coverage? Right now, a generous donor will DOUBLE your gift, which means your $15 donation is worth $30. Please help us air in-depth, substantive coverage of the outcome of the election and what it means for our collective future. Thank you so much! Every dollar makes a difference.

-Amy Goodman

Non-commercial news needs your support.

We rely on contributions from you, our viewers and listeners to do our work. If you visit us daily or weekly or even just once a month, now is a great time to make your monthly contribution.

Please do your part today.

Donate

Intelligence Expert Tells Congress He Was Pressured on Iraq Analysis

HeadlineJun 26, 2003

Active-duty intelligence expert tells closed congressional hearings that he was pressured on Iraqi analysis. The New York Times is reporting a top State Department expert on chemical and biological weapons named Christian Westermann told a closed congressional committee hearing last week that he was pressured to tailor his analysis on Iraq to suit the administration views. Westermann is believed to be the first intelligence expert on active service to make the claim to members of Congress. In a second meeting with the Senate Intelligence Committee, Westermann said he felt pressure from John Bolton, the undersecretary of state for arms control and international security. The two had earlier clashed over Cuba when Bolton asserted publicly Cuba had a biological weapons program. Westermann argued there was not enough evidence to support those assertions.

The original content of this program is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License. Please attribute legal copies of this work to democracynow.org. Some of the work(s) that this program incorporates, however, may be separately licensed. For further information or additional permissions, contact us.

Non-commercial news needs your support

We rely on contributions from our viewers and listeners to do our work.
Please do your part today.
Make a donation
Top