GAO slams US for failing to coordinate law enforcement agencies' anti-terrorism efforts overseas

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Source: CNN

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- A just-released report slams the federal government for failing to coordinate the work of U.S. law enforcement agencies overseas to fight terrorism.

The report, by the Government Accountability Office, found that in one country, which it did not name, a lack of clarity about the roles and responsibilities of the FBI and the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency may have compromised several investigations intended to identify and disrupt potential terrorist activities.

Despite a series of directives from the White House instructing U.S. law enforcement agencies to assist foreign nations' anti-terrorism efforts, embassy and law enforcement officials told the GAO "they had received little or no guidance" on how to do so, the report said. The issue of roles and responsibilities "remains unresolved and is still subject to ongoing debates within the administration," it said.

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Read more: http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/06/25/monday/index.html

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Report blasts U.S. for failures in fighting terrorism
http://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/06/25/terror.report/index.html