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Home Front: WoT
Officials: Sequester could compromise U.S. intelligence gathering
2013-02-26
A trial in the United Kingdom last week exposed al-Qaida's new strategy for attacking the U.S.

Three men convicted of terrorism charges in Birmingham, England, had all received training in bomb-making and other terrorist acts in Pakistan, and had been instructed by their leaders to go west and lay low.

They were not instructed to launch attacks, but to teach others how to launch them. Essentially, they were told to fan out into various western countries including the U.S. and disappear into the fabric of their communities and look for apprentices and opportunities.

With the threat of sequestration only three days away, intelligence officials see a potential opportunity for the likes of al-Qaida and others.

"Allowing sequestration to be imposed at this late point in the fiscal year will dramatically reduce the funding available for the intelligence community to conduct its intelligence mission," says Director of National Intelligence James Clapper.

The mission of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence is to integrate intelligence analysis and collection to inform the decisions that are made from the White House to the foxholes. As al-Qaida operatives try to slip in and burrow deep in the U.S., the intelligence community may be without some of its key players at the National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC).
Posted by:tipper

#6  Yeah, it's gonna be a freakin' disaster (NOT)
Posted by: Barbara   2013-02-26 19:09  

#5  Sequestration? Are there not TARP funds that have not been spent that could cover the $85 million to be sequestered? I get tired of this endless black money hole in Washington!
Posted by: JohnQC   2013-02-26 18:25  

#4  Or, we could just charge the ChiComs sales tax for the intellectual property we are allowing them to pilfer, cross charge it agains the debt held and call it a wah. Poof, a significant portion of the debt crisis goes away and we could then use the savings to support the intelligence of actually admitting that the "main enemy" is under cyber-attack by the Chinese, and we are getting out asses handed to us. The generational technology leaps their military has made using stolen military secrets and defense industry secrets has closed the parity gap to perilous levels.
Posted by: NoMoreBS   2013-02-26 15:45  

#3  How about just kicking all the Paks out of the country?
Posted by: Ebbang Uluque6305   2013-02-26 13:50  

#2  General, may I suggest pulling funds from other areas, such as those for 'Green initiatives'? Surely there are intelligent, innovative people working for you that can find ways to deal with it.
Posted by: Pappy   2013-02-26 11:59  

#1  "Allowing sequestration to be imposed at this late point in the fiscal year will dramatically reduce the funding available for the intelligence community to conduct its intelligence mission," says Director of National Intelligence James Clapper.

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Posted by: Unasing Schwarzeneggar4897   2013-02-26 11:55  

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