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Friday, February 4, 2011

Israel: US intel failure

Haaretz

U.S. intelligence agencies in the crossfire amid 'surprising' Mideast unrest
Obama reportedly chides intel chief for failure to predict Tunisia protests; senior Democratic Senator: Events should not have surprised like they did
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"U.S. intelligence agencies in the crossfire amid 'surprising' Mideast unrest
Obama reportedly chides intel chief for failure to predict Tunisia protests; senior Democratic Senator: Events should not have surprised like they did.
By The Associated Press Tags: Israel news Egypt protest Barack Obama


"President Barack Obama has told National Intelligence Director James Clapper that he was disappointed with the intelligence community over its failure to predict that the outbreak of demonstrations would lead to the ouster of President Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali in Tunis, according to one U.S. official familiar with the exchanges, which were expressed to Clapper through White House staff."

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http://www.haaretz.com/news/international/u-s-intelligence-agencies-in-the-crossfire-amid-surprising-mideast-unrest-1.341206

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