It& #39;s been 0 days since I& #39;ve been aware there& #39;s something called "MEDINT".
One thing I do know, this wasn& #39;t an "intelligence failure" - it *could* be an instance of what is called "inconvenient warning".

(also, it& #39;s "defence intelligence" not "military intelligence") #cdnnatsec https://twitter.com/Murray_Brewster/status/1248578073525698565">https://twitter.com/Murray_Br...

What is an "inconvenient warning" rather than an "intelligence failure" you ask, well let& #39;s as the CIA!

And here is a good thread basically explaining why governments have difficulty responding to threats and risks, even if they have intelligence about them. https://twitter.com/paul_scharre/status/1248593769370394630?s=20">https://twitter.com/paul_scha...

So before we go nuts screaming "intelligence failure!!!" or "THE GOVERNMENT KNEW", I think we& #39;re going to have to wait a while to figure out who had this information, what they did with it and how they balanced it out with other information they were receiving.

Like, I& #39;m guessing the fact that several dozen Canadians were killed in Iran that month *MAY* have had something to do with the distraction, and *MAY* have been the intelligence priority at that time. But I don& #39;t know we& #39;ll have to see.
But: Not an "intelligence failure".