A liar? Praised by John Kerry? Connected to the Muslim Brotherhood?

From EBD at small dead animals:

Eleven days ago Elizabeth O'Bagy, a Georgetown Ph.D. and senior analyst at the Institute for the Study of War, wrote an op-ed in the WSJ suggesting that, contrary to media reports, "the war in Syria is not being waged entirely, or even predominantly, by dangerous Islamists and al Qaeda die-hards." Her attempt to correct what she argued was widespread misinformation about the true nature of the Syrian opposition forces was based on her own first-hand, extensive, on-the-ground experiences with various rebel groups in Syria, so it seemed fairly convincing.

Four days later John Kerry told members of the House of Representatives that they should inform themselves about the true nature of the Syrian opposition by reading O'Bagy's article. What he and the WSJ article failed to mention (the WSJ has since updated) was that O'Bagy was also the paid political director of the Muslim Brotherhood-connected Syrian Emergency Task Force, a group that advocates to U.S. audiences on behalf of Syria's rebels and subcontracts with the current U.S. administration "to provide aid to the Syrian opposition."

Today, a new development about 26-year-old Elizabeth O'Bagy, the woman whose expertise John Kerry invoked in his attempt to convince opponents of U.S. military action in Syria to get onside:

The Institute for the Study of War has learned and confirmed that, contrary to her representations, Ms. Elizabeth O'Bagy does not in fact have a Ph.D. degree from Georgetown University. ISW has accordingly terminated Ms. O'Bagy's employment, effective immediately.