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	Operation Rockingham - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Operation Rockingham was the codeword for UK involvement in inspections in Iraq following the war over Kuwait in 1990-91.
		Former U.S. military intelligence officer and UN weapons inspector Scott Ritter claimed that Operation Rockingham was a secret UK intelligence unit in an interview with the Scottish Sunday Herald in June 2003.
		John Morrison, the founder and manager of the DIS Rockingham cell, comprehensively denied Ritter's allegations as wholly unfounded.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Operation_Rockingham (1249 words)

	Blair's secret weapon
		'Operation Rockingham became part of an effort to maintain a public mindset that Iraq was not in compliance with the inspections.
		Operation Rockingham began to liaise with Unscom -- ostensibly it was there to share intelligence with the weapons inspectors from within the United Kingdom spying community, but it soon became clear that this covert operation had a hidden agenda: deliberately creating a fake picture that Saddam was armed to the teeth.
		The rebel Labour MP and father of the house, Tam Dalyell, is to raise the Sunday Herald's investigation into Operation Rockingham in the Commons on Thursday during a defence debate and demand an explanation from the government about the use of selective intelligence.
	www.informationclearinghouse.info /article3703.htm (1967 words)

	RCPS History
		Shortly after the new Rockingham County School Board was organized in September of 1872, Superintendent Holland left the superintendency, having spent nearly two years laying the groundwork for the public school system in Rockingham County.
		The years after the Civil War in Rockingham County were unsettled and many residents of the county were suspicious of the new public education system, some feeling that it was an imposition placed on the southern states by the victorious "Yankees".
		Rockingham was one of the first counties in the state to adopt fully the county as a unit for school operation and the district school tax was abolished.
	www.rockingham.k12.va.us /rcps_history/rcpshistory.html (2857 words)

	'The public must look to what is missing from the report'
		Dr Kelly became Rockingham's go-to person for translating the often confusing data that came out of Unscom into concise reporting that could be forwarded to analysts in the British intelligence community, as well as to political decision-makers.
		Rockingham was in a position to know that, increasingly, the facts emerging from inside Iraq supported Baghdad's contention that there was no longer a biological weapons programme in Iraq, or any hidden biological weapons or agents.
		Given Rockingham's penetration of Unscom at virtually every level, there existed a seamless flow of data from Iraq, through New York, to London, carefully shaped from beginning to end by people working not for the UN security council, but for the British government.
	foi.missouri.edu /terrorintelligence/thepublic.html (600 words)

	The very secret service \| Guardian daily comment \| Guardian Unlimited
		Rockingham was, in fact, a clearing house for intelligence, but one with a predetermined political purpose.
		Only one other official reference to Operation Rockingham is on record, in an aside by Brigadier Richard Holmes when giving evidence to the defence select committee in 1998.
		Both Ritter and British intelligence sources have said that the selective intelligence gathered by Operation Rockingham would have been passed to the joint intelligence committee (JIC), which was behind the dossiers published by the UK government claiming Iraq had WMDs.
	www.guardian.co.uk /comment/story/0,3604,1089931,00.html (1128 words)

	Rockingham - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Operation Rockingham was a British government codename relating to operations with regard to Iraq
		Rockingham Pottery, a famous 19th century Yorkshire manufacturer of porcelain which benefitted from the patronage of the descendants of the Marquesses of Rockingham.
		Rockingham Castle, located in Rockingham Forest in Northamptonshire, is where the peerage derives its name.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Rockingham (167 words)

	Spinning out of control
		Proof of the existence of Operation Rockingham was revealed by Scott Ritter, former chief weapons inspector in Iraq and former US military intelligence officer.
		There were mountains of information coming from these defectors, and Rockingham staff were receiving it and then selectively culling reports that sustained the claims that weapons of mass destruction were in existence.
		What is critical about this, is that Operation Rockingham shared its information with the UK’s Joint Intelligence Committee (JIC) and with the US’s Office of Special Plans (OSP), a unit set up by secretary of defence Donald Rumsfeld inside the Pentagon.
	www.informationclearinghouse.info /article3942.htm (1287 words)

	Operation Rockingham:
		For example, Rockingham would leak false information to weapons inspectors but then use the inspections as evidence for WMD: "Rockingham was the source of some very controversial information which led to inspections of a suspected ballistic missile site.
		It is thought that "Operation Rockingham" assumed a central role within the UK intelligence system in building the case that Iraq's weapons of mass destruction capabilities constituted a threat to the UK and the US.
		Rockingham also advised FCO and MOD policy branches on the provision of UK experts from government and industry to work with UNSCOM and the IAEA as members of inspection teams.
	globalresearch.ca /articles/THU407A.html (3618 words)

	The role of Operation Rockingham \| Special Reports \| Guardian Unlimited Politics
		While factually correct in the few substantive points made about Operation Rockingham, the letter is disingenuous about the role and impact it played concerning the shaping of British intelligence reports on Iraqi weapons of mass destruction and the UN efforts to disarm them.
		Many examples can be offered to counter Morrison's assertions that Operation Rockingham was little more than a "tiny intelligence cell", the sole purpose of which was to provide intelligence leads to the UN inspectors.
		Far from being the "shining example of the effective use of intelligence in support of the international community", Operation Rockingham was, in fact, more reflective of an institutional predisposition towards the politicised massaging of intelligence data that resulted in the massive failure of intelligence that we all have tragically witnessed regarding Iraq and WMD.
	politics.guardian.co.uk /iraq/story/0,12956,1095955,00.html (357 words)

	Archived Story - 06/09/2003: "Revealed: the secret cabal which spun for Blair" (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		Operation Rockingham, established by the Defence Intelligence Staff within the Ministry of Defence in 1991, was set up to 'cherry-pick' intelligence proving an active Iraqi WMD programme and to ignore and quash intelligence which indicated that Saddam's stockpiles had been destroyed or wound down.
		He knew members of the Operation Rockingham team and described the unit as 'dangerous', but insisted they were not 'rogue agents' acting without government backing.
		'Rockingham was spinning reports and emphasising reports that showed non-compliance (by Iraq with UN inspections) and quashing those which showed compliance.
	www.thesyndrome.com /archives/00000388.htm (193 words)

	Revealed: The Secret Cabal which Spun for Blair- Global Policy Forum - UN Security Council
		Operation Rockingham, established by the Defense Intelligence Staff within the Ministry of Defense in 1991, was set up to 'cherry-pick' intelligence proving an active Iraqi WMD program and to ignore and quash intelligence which indicated that Saddam's stockpiles had been destroyed or wound down.
		'Rockingham was spinning reports and emphasizing reports that showed non-compliance (by Iraq with UN inspections) and quashing those which showed compliance.
		It was cherry-picking intelligence.' Ritter and other intelligence sources say Operation Rockingham and MI6 were supplying skewed information to the Joint Intelligence Committee (JIC) which, Tony Blair has told the Commons, was behind the intelligence dossiers that the government published to convince the parliament and the people of the necessity of war against Iraq.
	www.globalpolicy.org /security/issues/iraq/unmovic/2003/0608secret.htm (675 words)

	County Government Facts
		Rockingham County is governed by a five-member Board of Commissioners, elected at large to serve four-year terms.
		Day-to-day operation of Rockingham County Government is the responsibility of the Manager and his staff.
		In 1786 the first session of the Rockingham County Court of Pleas and Quarter Session convened at the home of Adam Tate at Eagle Falls on the south side of the Dan River.
	www.co.rockingham.nc.us /cofacts.htm (1225 words)

	Dear Mr. Blair, Your Lies Sent My Son To War - A BuzzFlash Reader Commentary
		Operation Rockingham, as you well know, pumped up and promoted 'intelligence' in an effort to prove an active Iraqi WMD program, yet ignored other intelligence which indicated that Iraq's WMD's had been destroyed.
		You also know that skewed information and manipulated intelligence from Operation Rockingham was used as you made your alleged 'case' for the imminent threat as a justification for invading Iraq.
		Was Operation Rockingham the source of the 'British Intelligence' that ended up in what was supposed to be the most vetted speech in history, George W. Bush's 2003 State of the Union Speech?
	www.buzzflash.com /contributors/03/08/08_blair.html (418 words)

	Politicization (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		Former US Marine intelligence officer Scott Ritter, who has first-hand knowledge of the operation, will later tell reporters that the members of the cell were backed by officials âfrom the very highest levels,â including military and intelligence officers, as well as civilian officials from the ministry of defense.
		â[Operation] Rockingham was spinning reports and emphasizing reports that showed non-compliance (by Iraq with UN inspections) and quashing those which showed compliance.
		What is unusual is the way this network operates solely with its membership across the various agenciesâ”in particular the State Department, the National Security Council and the Office of the Vice President.
	dks.thing.net /timeline.html (6307 words)

	James Madison University - Operation Purple Pride (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		Operation Purple Pride welcomes personal diaries or journals, photos, quick news updates about you and other classmates serving in Afghanistan or Iraq.
		Operation Purple Pride is the place to share your experiences with your classmates and the rest of the Madison community.
		Operation Purple Pride: Richmond Alumni The Richmond Alumni Chapter honors three Dukes in uniform, including Lance Cpl. Jourdan L. Grez, who died May 11 in Iraq and two on active duty...
	www.jmu.edu /madisononline/purplepride (396 words)

	Rockingham Ambulance Online - News
		In addition, during vehicle operation, warning tones and alarms will alert the operator if the dynamic force at work on the vehicle exceeds recommendations, such as when a driver brakes too hard or turns a corner too fast.
		Each medic who operates a Rockingham vehicle activates the system with a personal ID key, so each driver's performance can be measured to ensure compliance with Rockingham’s safe driving protocol.
		Rockingham is the only commercial ambulance service in New England to have achieved National Accreditation status from the Commission on Accreditation of Ambulance Services.
	www.rockingham.org /news35.htm (549 words)

	Al Jazeera (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		The so-called Operation Rockingham was set up by the Defence Intelligence Staff within the Ministry of Defence in 1991, and was designated to "cherry-pick" intelligence proving an active Iraqi WMD programme and to ignore and quash intelligence which indicated that Saddam's stockpiles had been destroyed or wound down.
		The existence of this Operation Rockingham was confirmed by former UN chief weapons inspector and a U.S. military intelligence officer Scott Ritter.
		Ritter and other intelligence sources say Operation Rockingham and MI6 were supplying distorted information to the Joint Intelligence Committee (JIC) which, Tony Blair told the Commons, was behind the intelligence dossiers which the government published to convince the parliament and the people of the necessity of going to war against Iraq.
	aljazeera.com /cgi-bin/conspiracy_theory/fullstory.asp?id=212 (879 words)

	Welcome to Rockingham County New Hampshire - Department of Corrections
		The Departments' prime goal is the operation of a safe and humane facility that provides a place of rehabilitation and offers programs and services that afford inmates the opportunities for a positive change.
		The Department of Corrections established, in accord with applicable statutes and regulations, a goal of ensuring public safety through the provision of professionally managed judgments of the state courts.
		The Department operates its facilities under the principle that all administrative and management decisions either directly or indirectly affect the security and treatment goals of the facility.
	www.co.rockingham.nh.us /Departments/Corrections.htm (308 words)

	Blair's Mass Deception
		The clue to this secret operation was given by the weapons expert David Kelly the day before his suicide and which Hutton later ignored.
		As Ritter reveals, this referred to the top secret "Operation Rockingham" set up within British intelligence to "cherry pick" information that might be distorted as "proof" of the existence of a weapons arsenal in Iraq.
		RITTER says Operation Rockingham's bogus intelligence would have been fed to the Joint Intelligence Committee.
	www.prisonplanet.com /analysis_pilger.html (1522 words)

	WSVA Agribusiness
		Rohrer Bros. - Ralph and George Rohrer operate a dairy and poultry operation in Rockingham County west of Dayton.
		She is a past president of the Bridgewater 4-H Club, past president of the Rockingham 4-H County Council and a past officer in her high school FFA chapter.
		The purpose of the Virginia Farm Bureau Ambassador program is to recognize a young woman for her interest and achievements in agriculture and provide her with an opportunity to serve as an ambassador for agriculture and Farm Bureau in the coming year.
	www.onthefarmradio.com /wsvaag.htm (4595 words)

	Subliminal News - MI6's 'Operation Mass Appeal' Planted Misinformation to Justify Iraq War
		[Note: Operation Rockingham was revealed in June, 2003 thanks to an investigation by the Scottland Sunday Herald, which used Ritter as one of several sources.
		A key figure in Operation Mass Appeal was Sir Derek Plumbly, then director of the Middle East department at the Foreign Office and now Britain's ambassador to Egypt.
		Ritter met MI6 to discuss Operation Mass Appeal at a lunch in London in June 1998 at which two men and a woman from MI6 were present.
	www.subliminalnews.com /archives/000122.php (1113 words)

	LENIN'S TOMB: The battle for hearts and minds.
		Tongue firmly dislodged from check and set in relatively unbifurcate mode, I'll just draw your attention to the extent to which you are a target for psyops organised by the state.
		And suspend for a second the vague memory of Operation Northwoods, a planned campaign of US government orchestrated terrorist attacks against US citizens to persuade them of the need to invade Cuba.
		One man who suspected this more than others was Col Sam Gardiner who, while lecturing and appearing as a military analyst on news programmes began to notice something odd about the kinds of stories and images that were making their way to American audiences.
	leninology.blogspot.com /2004/11/battle-for-hearts-and-minds.html (1690 words)

	portland imc - 2003.11.24 - The Office of Special Plans and Operation Rockingham
		David Kelly, giving evidence to the prime minister's intelligence and security committee in closed session on July 16 - the day before his suicide - made a comment the significance of which has so far been missed.
		According to Ritter, "Britain and America were involved [in the 1990s and up to 2003] in a programme of joint exploitation of intelligence from Iraqi defectors.
		There were mountains of information coming from these defectors, and Rockingham staff were receiving it and then selectively culling [picking out] reports that sustained the [WMD] claims.
	portland.indymedia.org /en/2003/11/275410.shtml (1158 words)

	Political Strategy: A War Plan for Aggressive Progressives
		These operations were the provision of assistance to the military activities of the Nicaraguan contra rebels during an October 1984 to October 1986 prohibition on such aid, and the sale of U.S. arms to Iran in contravention of stated U.S. policy and in possible violation of arms-export controls.
		The operational conspiracy was the basis for Count One of the 23-count indictment returned by the Grand Jury March 16, 1988, against Poindexter, North, Secord, and Hakim.
		The illegal activities of the private citizens involved with the North and Secord operations are discussed in detail in Part V. The off-the-books conduct of the two highly secret operations circumvented normal Administration accountability and congressional oversight associated with covert ventures and presented fertile ground for financial wrongdoing.
	www.politicalstrategy.org /2003_07_30_weblog_archive.php (11638 words)

	[casi] Project Rockingham: Maintain a public mindset
		It became part of an effort to maintain a public mindset that Iraq was not in compliance with the inspections.
		They had to sustain the allegation that Iraq had WMD [when] Unscom was showing the opposite." Rockingham was, in fact, a clearing house for intelligence, but one with a predetermined political purpose.
		They ignored the vast majority of the data which mitigated against such claims." Only one other official reference to Operation Rockingham is on record, in an aside by Brigadier Richard Holmes when giving evidence to the defence select committee in 1998.
	www.casi.org.uk /discuss/2003/msg04891.html (1241 words)

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