House Chairman: Military Files, Emails Deleted Amid ISIS Intel Assessment Probe

[Purveyor]

Source: ASSOCIATED PRESS

By Deb Riechmann, The Associated Press 4 p.m. EST February 25, 2016

WASHINGTON — Personnel at U.S. Central Command have deleted files and emails amid allegations that intelligence assessments were altered to exaggerate progress against Islamic State militants, the chairman of the House Intelligence Committee said Thursday.

"We have been made aware that both files and emails have been deleted by personnel at CENTCOM and we expect that the Department of Defense will provide these and all other relevant documents to the committee," Rep. Devin Nunes said at a hearing on worldwide threats facing the United States. Central Command oversees U.S. military activities in the Middle East.

A whistleblower told the committee that material was deleted, according to a committee staff member who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to publicly disclose the information.

Nunes, R-Calif., also said the Office of the Director of National Intelligence briefed the committee on a survey indicating that more than 40 percent of Central Command analysts believe there are problems with the integrity of the intelligence analyses and process.

Read more: http://www.militarytimes.com/story/military/capitol-hill/2016/02/25/house-chairman-military-files-emails-deleted-amid-isis-intel-assessment-probe/80933942/

[erronis]

1. Oh horrors. The email server/dog ate specific emails

Let's trot out old Fido again to explain how emails/videos/records were "inadvertently" deleted.

If the tech that was ordered to do this is uncovered/blabs, s/he can be sacrificed.

And in the end, our wonderful all-seeing intelligence agencies have tapped into every electron that courses through our communication systems and stores them all in taxpayer-funded vaults.

Why can't we ask the 3-letter agency(ies) to resurrect CENTCOMs emails? Or Dickie's Energy meeting. Or the WH's lost records?

Hell, why can't they just restore my PC after some spy/malware destroys the contents? That would be a great source of income for our poor budget and war machine.

[dixiegrrrrl]

2. NSA is certain to have copies, so no problem. n/t