From CQ Politics/Spy Talk:Word hasn't leaked yet, but I wouldn't be surprised if President-elect Barack Obama has already figured out that when he wants quick answers to what's going on in the world, the last person to ask is the head of U.S. intelligence.
The steady deterioration of personnel and standards of intelligence analysis, especially at the CIA, has been going on for decades, a number of former top intelligence officials I know say.
The tip of the rot surfaces from time to time, such as with the 9/11 surprise and the gimcrackery reports on Iraq's weapons of mass destruction.
The dogs howl and the caravan moves on. Nothing changes, many well placed former intelligence officials have been telling me. But the current, possibly fatal dangers we face demand the problems be fixed.
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My Comment: There is a disconnect here. If the CIA is in such a mess .... wh
The steady deterioration of personnel and standards of intelligence analysis, especially at the CIA, has been going on for decades, a number of former top intelligence officials I know say.
The tip of the rot surfaces from time to time, such as with the 9/11 surprise and the gimcrackery reports on Iraq's weapons of mass destruction.
The dogs howl and the caravan moves on. Nothing changes, many well placed former intelligence officials have been telling me. But the current, possibly fatal dangers we face demand the problems be fixed.
Read more ....
My Comment: There is a disconnect here. If the CIA is in such a mess .... wh
The tip of the rot surfaces from time to time, such as with the 9/11 surprise and the gimcrackery reports on Iraq's weapons of mass destruction.
The dogs howl and the caravan moves on. Nothing changes, many well placed former intelligence officials have been telling me. But the current, possibly fatal dangers we face demand the problems be fixed.
Read more ....
My Comment: There is a disconnect here. If the CIA is in such a mess .... why is Leon Panetta (President Obama's future CIA Director) the right man to fix it?
The sad fact is that he is probably not the right man .... and what holes exist in U.S. Intelligence are now probably going to get a lot bigger.
The dogs howl and the caravan moves on. Nothing changes, many well placed former intelligence officials have been telling me. But the current, possibly fatal dangers we face demand the problems be fixed.
Read more ....
My Comment: There is a disconnect here. If the CIA is in such a mess .... why is Leon Panetta (President Obama's future CIA Director) the right man to fix it?
The sad fact is that he is probably not the right man .... and what holes exist in U.S. Intelligence are now probably going to get a lot bigger.