Astyanax My point is what is DIA’s source and how can that source know so much this soon? The assessment is labeled as “low confidence” which is a small detail CNN, who originally got it, forgot to report.
Excellent points….
As a general rule DIA has a sober reputation, more focused on hard intel than on speculation or covert missions.
DIA these days has two parallel bosses.
As a Defense Department component, it is under the SecDef (who also controls the budget, I believe).
As a member of the Intelligence Community, it is subject to the direction of the DNI.
SecDef and DNI may have different views sometimes….
Interesting times.
For the DIA to say anything that’s not fully in sync with the administration, considering the current administration, that’s pretty brave (whether right or wrong).