Military officials are under investigation for allegedly cooking the intel on ISIS “to provide a more optimistic account of progress,” reports the New York Times. The investigation, conducted by the Pentagon’s inspector general, comes after complaints from civilian analysts who suspected officials at U.S. Central Command of amending conclusions of intel reports prepared for President Obama and other policy-makers.

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