Archive for September, 2006
Intel Sharing: Get On With It
A bipartisan group of senators is urging John Negroponte, the director of national intelligence, to see to it that an information-sharing implementation plan, as required by the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, is submitted to Congress without further delay. The plan was due in July I
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Far Reaching Indeed
H/T: Michael Rubin at The Corner Two basic urges meet head-on in this area, and conflict is inherent in this collision of interests. These urges reveal
Timeframe
If you’ve been tracking the discussion about Iraqi documents you know that my position is that we are a long way from getting to the bottom of this situation. How long? You might consider the length of time it took to come to this
You’re in Good Hands
CIA counterterrorism officers have signed up in growing numbers for a government-reimbursed, private insurance plan that would pay their civil judgments and legal expenses if they are sued or charged with
SSCI Report Quick Take (Running Updates)
150+ pages is a lot to go over with a day job, so I’ll take a meta-view by focusing on the Conclusions . . . My problem with all of these reports is highlighted in the first paragraph of Section II, when they invoke “The Comprehensive
Oy Vey! Some Conspiracy
A former Pentagon analyst who passed highly classified intelligence to two Chinese military officers was sentenced to three months in prison yesterday — far shy of four to five years called for in sentencing guidelines. His
Getting Serious About Winning
FIVE YEARS AFTER the attacks of September 11, 2001, we face many threats at home and abroad, yet our response has been mostly superficial and expedient. One is left to wonder: Are we serious about winning this fight? So begins my
An Info Op
ABC’s upcoming five-hour docudrama “The Path to 9/11″ is quickly becoming a political cause célèbre. [...] After a screening of the first episode in Washington last week, some audience
9/11 Redux
A nice analysis of the airborne terror threat then and now by Shane Harris in National Journal. The broad point to take away is the value of defense-in-depth, or layers of security that (hopefully) are