Nov. 23, 2015, 12:16 PM


The Pentagon is expanding its investigation into claims that Defense Department analysts altered intelligence on the terrorist group ISIS (also known as the Islamic State), according to The New York Times.

Former intelligence officials told The Times that supervisors at US Central Command (or Centcom) were "particularly eager to paint a more optimistic picture of America’s role in the [Iraqi] conflict than was warranted," according to the newspaper.

The Pentagon is expanding its investigation into claims that Defense Department analysts altered intelligence on the terrorist group ISIS (also known as the Islamic State), according to The New York Times.

Former intelligence officials told The Times that supervisors at US Central Command (or Centcom) were "particularly eager to paint a more optimistic picture of America’s role in the [Iraqi] conflict than was warranted," according to the newspaper.

The Pentagon has now seized a "large trove" of emails and other documents from military servers and dedicated more investigators to the job.

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