U.S. intelligence paints gloomy picture of Iraq
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U.S. intelligence experts painted a gloomy picture of Iraq, saying in a report seen on Friday sectarian bloodshed had surpassed the threat from al Qaeda and warning of the consequences of a rapid U.S. withdrawal.
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A stark U.S. intelligence assessment gives a dim prognosis on the likelihood that Iraqi politicians can heal deep sectarian rifts before next spring.
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A U.S. intelligence report prepared  for President Bush in July offered a gloomy outlook for Iraq  through the end of 2005, with the worst scenario being a  deterioration into civil war, government officials said on  Thursday.
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A U.S. intelligence report prepared  for President Bush in July offered a gloomy outlook for Iraq  through the end of 2005, with the worst scenario being a  deterioration into civil war, a U.S. government official said  on Thursday.
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WASHINGTON -- The chief of intelligence for the Marine Corps in Iraq recently filed an unusual secret report concluding that the prospects for securing that country's western al Anbar province are dim and that there is almost nothing the US military can do to improve the political and social situation there, said several military officers and intelligence officials familiar with ...
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As reflected in CIA classified studies last month, U.S. military and intelligence officials are still trying to understand the various Iraqi insurgency groups that they expect will continue to fight, even after last week's election.
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The situation in Iraq is perilous, with Iraqi-on-Iraqi violence surpassing al Qaeda as the most immediate threat to U.S. goals, according to a long-awaited intelligence report, The Washington Post reported on Friday.
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A new US intelligence report gives a more gloomy view of Iraq's future than Bush administration statements.
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On Aug. 13, 2002, the CIA completed a classified, six-page intelligence analysis that described the worst scenarios that could arise after a U.S.-led removal of Saddam Hussein: anarchy and territorial breakup in Iraq, a surge of global terrorism, and a deepening of Islamic antipathy toward the...
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The US Central Intelligence Agency&#39;s station chief in Baghdad has warned in a classified cable that the situation in Iraq is deteriorating and would not improve any time soon.
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The situation in Iraq is deteriorating  and unlikely to improve any time soon, according to a  classified cable and briefings from the CIA, The New York Times  reported on Tuesday.
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Description: A classified cable written by the CIA&#39;s outgoing station chief in Baghdad, the contents of which were reported in The New York Times, paints a bleak future for Iraq.
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The Bush administration has sought to downplay the significance of a US intelligence forecast painting a pessimistic picture for the future of Iraq, insisting that predictions of difficulties ahead -- including the possibility of civil
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The U.S. Senate is tightening its  scrutiny of intelligence reports on Iran, North Korea, China  and other potential trouble spots in hopes of avoiding the  intelligence lapses that led to the 2003 invasion of Iraq,  congressional officials said on Sunday.
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The departing CIA station chief in Iraq and another CIA official who visited the country recently have painted a pessimistic picture of the situation in the war-torn country in classified briefings to their superiors, The New York Times reported.
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A new U.S. intelligence report predicted on Friday that the situation in Iraq will deteriorate further unless efforts are made to reverse conditions, a portion of the report said.
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Ryan C. Crocker laid out a grim forecast of what could happen if American forces were pulled back or even withdrawn from Iraq.