Report critical of U.S.
intelligence due Thursday
Bush panel to fault information sharing in wake of 9/11
The Associated Press
Updated: 8:45 p.m.
ET March 29, 2005WASHINGTON
- President Bush’s commission on weapons of mass destruction will castigate U.S. intelligence agencies in a forthcoming report for their continued failure to share information after numerous reforms aimed at improving coordination, federal officials said Tuesday.

One official familiar with the commission’s workings, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the report also goes into great detail on why prewar intelligence on Iraq’s weapons programs turned out to be flawed. The report is scheduled to be released Thursday.

The report examines factors that might have led to errors, the official said, such as whether policy-makers were seeking preconceived conclusions, whether foreign intelligence agencies had reached similar conclusions and whether analysts had little information to work with.

‘Human intelligence’ in short supply

The panel considered a range of intelligence issues going beyond Iraq, including congressional oversight, satellite imagery and electronic snooping. Among numerous soft spots, officials familiar with the findings say “human intelligence” — the work of actual operatives on the ground — is lacking.

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