The Seattle Times: Nation & World: In a replay of Iraq, a battle is brewing over intelligence on Iran

I understand that Rumsfeld has set up a new office in the Pentagon that has the same personnel and same task as the pre-Iraq invasion's "Office of Special Projects". And this time they also have some "old friends" on the inside to allow them their "Some people say". Why fix it if it ain't broke?

The Seattle Times:

"Some officials at the CIA, the Defense Intelligence Agency and the State Department said they're concerned that the offices of Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld and Vice President Dick Cheney may be receiving a stream of questionable information that originates with Iranian exiles, including a discredited arms dealer, Manucher Ghorbanifar, who played a role in the 1980s Iran-contra scandal.

Officials at all three agencies said they suspect that the dubious information may include claims that Iran directed Hezbollah, the Lebanese militant group, to kidnap two Israeli soldiers in July; that Iran's nuclear program is moving faster than generally believed; and that the Iranian people are eager to join foreign efforts to overthrow their theocratic rulers.

The officials said there is no reliable intelligence to support any of those assertions and some that contradicts all three."