Israel Conflict Challenges U.S. Intelligence

Stakes are high for CIA and other intel analysts to get it right

Veteran former CIA analysts well remember the hours and days they spent urgently scrambling to determine exactly who carried out the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks.  Like their CIA brothers and sisters assessing the horrific events in Israel and Gaza today, they knew broadly who was responsible, but needed to come up with unequivocal proof of who did it. 

Nothin…