The Rest Is Classified
The CIA's Biggest Intelligence Failure with Michael Morrell
Published: 13 May 2026 at 00:05 Europe/London
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How did intelligence biases shaped the final WMD assessment? What really happened with Colin Powell’s infamous UN speech? And, was Iraq the biggest intelligence failure in CIA history?
Listen as David and Gordon are joined by former acting CIA Director, Michael Morrell, to discuss one of the most controversial episode in the agency’s history, with the man in the room where it happened.
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