re: #4 Killgore Trout

I just don’t see how all these former whitehouse officials can truly know anything about what was a keystone piece of intelligence that the current admin developed, without which everything wouldn’t have been possible. This straight line theory (from torture to bin laden), some are pushing in the media, seems just a little too neat and self serving for the folks advancing it. How can they possibly know, among the massive puzzle of intel developed by the new admin, that this one peice (that they even admit was a dead end that lead nowhere on their watch) is so central.

Also, has anyone also noticed when a number of these former white house officials are pressed on it, that they waffle or admit that they’re not entirely sure in what they’re claiming? (which would make sense since you’d imagine they wouldn’t have access to the details of the intelligence work done in the new admin)