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Home Front: WoT
U.S. targets spy services abroad
2005-03-06
The Bush administration has adopted a new counterintelligence strategy that calls for "attacking" foreign spy services and the spy components of terrorist groups before they can strike, a senior U.S. intelligence official said yesterday. National Counterintelligence Executive Michelle Van Cleave said in a speech here that the past policy of waiting for intelligence threats to emerge "ceded the initiative to the adversary."
Why only now? We should have been doing this since sometime around September 12th, 2001...
"No longer will we wait until taking action," Miss Van Cleave said during a conference hosted by the Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A&M University. "To meet the threat, U.S. counterintelligence needs to go on the offensive, which will require major but achievable changes in the way we do business."

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The world is getting very much smaller and the threats very much larger. This makes sense - just as pre-emptive action against enemies. Screw the lot of fools stuck in 1969, bummer doods.
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#11  If you are talking about applying sufficient "operational latitude" for field personnel in "attacking the infrastructure", then there will have to be a lot of legal ground properly prepared.

Most cases, there will be some PDD's and memoranda from the DCI endorsed by the AG will be first and foremost. And possibly a classified EO if they need large scale issues to be nailed down.

To me, this sounds like they finally cleared that gate, so routine 'infrastructure elements' will be just as 'at risk' from our activities as would be HVTs, assuming there were no other intel value to them.

The surprising thing is that it did take them this long to nail it down.
Posted by: OldSpook   2005-03-06 5:37:34 PM  

#10  SPOD agents ARE the infrastructure of most cell based organizations.
Posted by: OldSpook   2005-03-06 6:58:39 AM  

#9  If you are talking about applying sufficient "operational latitude" for field personnel in "attacking the infrastructure", then there will have to be a lot of legal ground properly prepared.

Most cases, there will be some PDD's and memoranda from the DCI endorsed by the AG will be first and foremost. And possibly a classified EO if they need large scale issues to be nailed down.

To me, this sounds like they finally cleared that gate, so routine 'infrastructure elements' will be just as 'at risk' from our activities as would be HVTs, assuming there were no other intel value to them.

The surprising thing is that it did take them this long to nail it down.
Posted by: OldSpook   2005-03-06 5:37:34 PM  

#8  SPOD agents ARE the infrastructure of most cell based organizations.
Posted by: OldSpook   2005-03-06 6:58:39 AM  

#7  If you are talking about applying sufficient "operational latitude" for field personnel in "attacking the infrastructure", then there will have to be a lot of legal ground properly prepared.

Most cases, there will be some PDD's and memoranda from the DCI endorsed by the AG will be first and foremost. And possibly a classified EO if they need large scale issues to be nailed down.

To me, this sounds like they finally cleared that gate, so routine 'infrastructure elements' will be just as 'at risk' from our activities as would be HVTs, assuming there were no other intel value to them.

The surprising thing is that it did take them this long to nail it down.
Posted by: OldSpook   2005-03-06 5:37:34 PM  

#6  Why only now? We should have been doing this since sometime around September 12th, 2001...

Likely attempting to ensure things can withstand legal-warfare attacks.
Posted by: Pappy   2005-03-06 12:21:53 PM  

#5  Now pay attention 007, when you push this button three times on this Ipod ...
Posted by: DMFD   2005-03-06 10:11:23 AM  

#4  Does this mean counter intelligence is being taken from the FBI? Who's getting it?
Posted by: Mrs. Davis   2005-03-06 8:05:30 AM  

#3  I learn sumpthing new I forgot I knew everyday :D.
Posted by: Sock Puppet of Doom   2005-03-06 7:08:43 AM  

#2  SPOD agents ARE the infrastructure of most cell based organizations.
Posted by: OldSpook   2005-03-06 6:58:39 AM  

#1  Will this include taking out agents and infrastructure? If it doesn't it's useless.
Posted by: Sock Puppet of Doom   2005-03-06 6:31:05 AM  

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