# The CIA's Biggest Intelligence Failure with Michael Morrell

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Podcast: [The Rest Is Classified](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-rest-is-classified-7102916)
Published: 2026-05-12T23:05:00+00:00
Episode link: https://pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/GLT3410867311.mp3?updated=1778661974
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## Resource

** Join the Declassified Club at ⁠therestisclassified.com⁠ to listen to the full episode ** ------------------- 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. ------------------- Email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠therestisclassified@goalhanger.com ⁠⁠⁠Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@restisclassified⁠ Social Producer: Emma Jackson Assistant Producer: Alfie Rowe Producer: Becki Hills Head of History: Dom Johnson Exec Producer: Tony Pastor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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