First Mata Hari was a German spy during World War One….in case the name was throwing anyone’s concentration off…..(historic reference of the day)…….spies will set the tone of this post……

There have been times in our history when the books and information has been cooked (altered) to justify a military reaction…..

The first one that come to my mind is the Gulf Of Tonkin Incident which lead to the involvement in the war in Vietnam….the situation between the US ship and the gunboats of North Vietnam was manipulated to make the case that the US needed to retaliate for this blatant attack.

Next one that my mind ‘s filing system stopped on was the mash up to the invasion of Iraq in 2003…..we all know about the lies told by Cheney, Bush, Wolfowitz, Libby, et al that got the Congress and the people to authorize a war….

Now there is the possibility that our current conflict with ISIS may fall into the category of “cooked” intelligence….

More than 50 intelligence analysts working out of the U.S. military’s Central Command have formally complained that their reports on ISIS and al Qaeda’s branch in Syria were being inappropriately altered by senior officials, The Daily Beast has learned……(read more)…….

Source: Exclusive: 50 Spies Say ISIS Intelligence Was Cooked – The Daily Beast

I have been writing that the intel reports do not substantiate the conditions that are being reported from the ground…..looks like there is more afoot than a game in the Middle East.

Once again I point to the need for propaganda in this conflict…..it is the only way to keep the American people in the politicians’ pocket….

The Pentagon is quietly reviewing their failed policy of treaining “moderate” rebels a program that the intel people said would be the best way to handle ISIS without the use of American troops on the ground…(BTW, I refuse to use “boots on the ground” it is demeaning to our troops…it dehumanizes them).

In case my reader is interested there is another report along these lines…..

Source: US spy chief’s ‘highly unusual’ reported contact with military official raises concerns | US news | The Guardian

Do you still trust everything you are told?

If wo then maybe you would be better off voting for a charlatan like Trump….