A MAJOR SCANDAL – AT 9:14 A.M. ET:  The scandal over the rigging of intelligence information, which could affect the lives of millions of Americans, is growing.  It should become, if Republicans are smart and alert, a major issue in the presidential campaign.  I said if Republicans are smart and alert.  From Fox:   

The alleged manipulation of intelligence to downplay the strength of terror groups is far more extensive than previously reported and goes back to at least 2012, according to the Republican chairman of the House intelligence committee.

The Defense Department inspector general and congressional investigators are reviewing claims that intelligence on the Islamic State was manipulated to present a more positive picture of the U.S. strategy's effectiveness. Rep. Devin Nunes, R-Calif., said these practices, though, extend to how intelligence on Al Qaeda was handled as well.

"I know for a fact this was going on in 2012, because I was told by informants that this was going on back then," Nunes, head of the intelligence committee, told Fox News. "We thought this was foolish, to pull all of our troops out of Iraq, because we thought, just from our own work, that this would be bad, but the administration was able to say, 'No, well, this is what the intelligence says.'"

COMMENT:  Recall that the Bush administration was accused of rigging intelligence on Iraq's WMD.  It was a huge story.  There were outcries and anguished television interviews.  And yet, no proof of impropriety ever turned up.

Here there appears to be direct evidence that intelligence was rigged.  But the lapdog media seems little interested.

September 20, 2015