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'''Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity''' ('''VIPS''') is a group of former officers of the ]. It was formed in January 2003 to protest the use of faulty intelligence to justify that year's US-led invasion of Iraq, in which several European nations also participated. The group issued a letter before the ] stating that intelligence analysts were not being listened to by policy makers. Initially the group numbered 25, mostly retired analysts.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.foxnews.com/printer_friendly_story/0,3566,81148,00.html|title=FOXNews.com - Ex-CIA Accuse Bush of Manipulating Iraq Evidence - Politics - Republican Party - Democratic Party - Political Spectrum|publisher=}}</ref> '''Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity''' ('''VIPS''') is a group of former officers of the ]. It was formed in January 2003 to protest the use of faulty intelligence to justify ], in which several European nations also participated. The group issued a letter stating that intelligence analysts were not being heeded by policy makers. The group initially numbered 25, mostly retired analysts.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.foxnews.com/printer_friendly_story/0,3566,81148,00.html|title=FOXNews.com - Ex-CIA Accuse Bush of Manipulating Iraq Evidence - Politics - Republican Party - Democratic Party - Political Spectrum|publisher=}}</ref>


==February 2003 memo== ==February 2003 memo==

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Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity (VIPS) is a group of former officers of the United States Intelligence Community. It was formed in January 2003 to protest the use of faulty intelligence to justify that year's US-led invasion of Iraq, in which several European nations also participated. The group issued a letter stating that intelligence analysts were not being heeded by policy makers. The group initially numbered 25, mostly retired analysts.

February 2003 memo

On February 7, 2003, VIPS released a "Memorandum for The President" criticizing Secretary Powell's speech before the United Nations and stating that VIPS was afraid Saddam Hussein would use his chemical weapons against U.S. troops if the U.S. invaded. In May, 2003, The New York Times columnist Nicholas D. Kristof said that widespread outrage among intelligence professionals had led to the establishment of VIPS. After the CIA chief weapons inspector David Kay in 2004 announced no stockpiles of weapons of mass destruction could be found in Iraq, Michael W. Robbins opined in the magazine Mother Jones: The group, "Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity," has produced some of the most credible, and critical, analyses of the Bush Administration's handling of intelligence data in the run-up to the March, 2003 invasion of Iraq.

August 2010 memo

On August 3, 2010, VIPS publicly released another "MEMORANDUM FOR: The President" claiming that the government of Israel has a record of deceiving the United States Government and estimated that Israel would unilaterally attack Iran "as early as this month.".

August 2013 memo

After the Ghouta chemical attack VIPS issued an "open letter" to President Obama claiming that their "co-workers" and "numerous sources in the Middle East" have informed them that Bashar al-Assad was not responsible for the attack, contrary to the position of the US government and foreign intelligence agencies. However, when asked about the identity of their sources, the group's report turned out to be based on an article from a conspiracy website "Global Research" and, Infowars, the radio show of the far right commentator and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones.

July 2017 memo

Main articles: 2016 Democratic National Committee email leak, Democratic National Committee cyber attacks, and Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections

On July 24, 2017, VIPS released a memorandum for President Donald Trump that stated its doubt that the 2016 Democratic National Committee email leak was the result of a Russian hack.

See also

References

  1. "FOXNews.com - Ex-CIA Accuse Bush of Manipulating Iraq Evidence - Politics - Republican Party - Democratic Party - Political Spectrum".
  2. "Save Our Spooks". The New York Times. 30 May 2003.
  3. Michael W. Robbins, The Skeptical Spy, Mother Jones, March 10, 2004.
  4. Lahav Harkov, Obama misplaced trust in Netanyahu, Jerusalem Post, August 5, 2010.
  5. Dana Karni, Will Israel Bomb Iran This Month? Archived August 15, 2010, at the Wayback Machine, Fox News, August 5, 2010.
  7. Lawrence, Patrick (2017-08-10). "A New Report Raises Big Questions About Last Year's DNC Hack". The Nation. Retrieved 2017-08-11.
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