Is the Bush Administration Distorting Intelligence Again?

Larry Johnson, defender of Valerie Plame, counter-terrorism expert and general thorn in the side of the neocons, relays a potentially alarming message from inside the American intelligence establishment. Have we seen this situation before?

…intelligence being produced for the Bush Administration by the Pentagon strongly supports the thesis that Hizballah operations are directly controlled and closely managed from Teheran. My source considers this an exaggerated picture of the real situation. He believes that this assessment contributes to an unhealthy and even dangerous mindset in Washington, leading to potentially serious miscalculations and errors of judgment by President Bush and his closest advisors at this very critical time.

Would the Neocons like Rumsfeld, Cheney, et al really shape intelligence in a way that advances their own perspective on how the Middle East operates?
[via TPM Cafe]