Illegal immigration, ethnic violence, humanitarian crises, national security issues, cats and dogs living together –the Los Angeles Times, Washington Post and CNN provide just a sampling of the disaster of biblical proportions projected by US intelligence agencies.
The “National Intelligence Assessment on the National Security Implications of Global Climate Change to 2030” was the subject of a joint hearing held by the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence and the House Permanent Select Committee on Energy Independence on Tuesday. Under questioning from Republican members, witnesses including National Intelligence Council Chairman Thomas Fingar admitted that they had “low to medium confidence” in the accuracy of the estimate:
Intelligence Committee Ranking Member Peter [Hoekstra] asked what intelligence was used for this estimate and whether intelligence collection requirements were prepared. National Intelligence Council Chairman Thomas Fingar said no clandestine intelligence was used and that intelligence officers extrapolated what would happen if the “mid-level estimates” by the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change were correct. When Hoekstra asked why the U.S. Intelligence Community would write an major analysis of low to medium confidence that contained no intelligence, Fingar answered, “because you [Congress] told us to.”
Intelligence Committee member Anna Eshoo (D-CA) defended the estimate by noting that the 2002 Iraq WMD NIE had high confidence in its findings. Democrats expressed hope that the report itself would be declassified. Further proof– if any was needed – that Congress is usually a good place to start when looking for failures of intelligence.ÂÂ
This is a joke, right?
Comment by JD on 6/26 @ 6:29 am #
This is a joke, right?
The joke is on us. We elect these idiots.
Ladies and Gentlemen, please give a warm welcome to the Republican War on Science.
Why do you theocon godbothering fascists hate science? It is proven you have lower IQ’s and people laugh at you. Why must you wage your war on science?
“I yield the remainder of my time to the representative from California Eshoo.”
“Gesundheit!”
And with this complex, thought-provoking gem of nuanced humor, I’ve captured the essence of Congress in the 21st century.
alppucino – When are you coming golfing?
Doesn’t golfing cause global warming?
So does all of the hot air that Progg Hero and nishit pump out.
I’m just wondering if the National “intelligence” Estimate was relying on the original UNIPCC report or one of the several later downgrades.
You know, because of the nuance. Support the War on Science!©
Also, I denounce JD for his bourgeois, oppressive fixation on the capitalist elitist game of Golf.
I am a capitalist elitist today? Cool. That matches quite nicely with my normal jingoistic xenophobic sexist racist homophobic self.
Melting ice caps?
Volcanic eruptions reshape Arctic ocean floor: study
Wed Jun 25, 4:13 PM ET
PARIS (AFP) – Recent massive volcanoes have risen from the ocean floor deep under the Arctic ice cap, spewing plumes of fragmented magma into the sea, scientists who filmed the aftermath reported Wednesday.
JD,
I can schedule a Hamilton, OH stay in the next few weeks. What course is on the SE side of Indy?
I’ll drive to the course of your choosing. Are you in town the week after the week after the fourth? Or as I like to call it, the week of the 14th.
Golf teaches men how to swear effectively. You can’t get that at your fancy ivy league brainatoriums.
Nothing particularly good down on the SE side of indy by way of golf courses. Gentlemans clubs, on the other hand …
With the little ones, we are anchored here in Indy all summer. Just let me know so we can work out the details.
Yeah, but why do you have to use white balls when you golf? Racist!
Roboc – I lost a bet and have been using pink balls for the last week.
See, JD? I told you that playing golf would eventually give you pink balls!
See, JD? I told you that playing golf would eventually give you pink balls!
Without capitalism, would we have Gold Bond Medicated Powder?
Checkmate socialists.
No worries. Changing your lightbulbs can a lot offset those pesky volcanoes, dre. WE can solve the climate crisis, dontcha know.
alppuccino: True dat! mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Gold Bond Powder…
alppuccino: True dat! mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Gold Bond Powder…
I’ve got mine on “auto ship”
playing golf would eventually give you pink balls!
So does shaving one’s nutsack. Or so I have been told.
playing golf would eventually give you pink balls!
So does shaving one’s nutsack.
I beg to differ.
Scrotum Scrub
– Karl, you left out the most serious portent of all …men dancing with their wives….yeh yeh, I already denounced nyself, so you can set your lazers back on shun.
“So does shaving one’s nutsack. Or so I have been told.”
I think it would be more like scarlet, with all those pesky wrinkles.
When Hoekstra asked why the U.S. Intelligence Community would write an major analysis of low to medium confidence that contained no intelligence, Fingar answered, “because you [Congress] told us to.â€Â
‘Cuz, you know, the U.S. Intelligence Community really has nothing better to do.
I hope todays SC ruling scares the shit out of these mumblefucks.