i’m sure this will all get lost in the mix, but i find the latest evidence of ‘intelligence failures’ to be a compelling case study as to what happens when you go looking for what you believe to be true:

“”This is the one that’s damning,” he said. “This is the one that has the potential for causing the largest havoc in the sense that it really looks like a lack of due diligence and care in going forward.”

Kay said in an interview that the defector “was absolutely at the heart of a matter of intense interest to us.” But Curveball turned out to be an “out-and-out fabricator,” he added.”