Bush OKs First National Counterintel Plan

[Rose Siding]

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Released Monday, the president's strategy directs the intelligence community to "identify, assess, neutralize and exploit the intelligence activities" of countries, terrorist groups and international criminal organizations who are out to harm U.S. interests. Bush signed the document on March 1.

It also calls on the agencies to protect U.S. intelligence collection and analysis methods from penetration and manipulation.

The 14-page unclassified version of the strategy lacked details and specifics, making it difficult to assess its impact. Intelligence officials have noted that much of the nation's intelligence focus has gone to fighting terrorism.

The strategy warns that terrorists can "gain significantly" with the support of other governments. That means "the intelligence services of these regimes can be links in the global terrorist support network."

National Counterintelligence Executive Michelle Van Cleave, whose office assembled the strategy for Bush, has argued for an offensive stance. "No longer will we wait until we have been harmed to act," Van Cleave said recently.

http://www.newsday.com/news/politics/wire/sns-ap-intelligence-strategy,0,700763.story?coll=sns-ap-politics-headlines

[htuttle]

1. "...who are out to harm U.S. interests"

"US Interests" to include US corporations that are campaign backers of the President's party, no doubt (cf. Smedley Butler). That makes a lot more people 'fair game' for being targeted by this monster than you might initially think.

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

2. That's kind of what I was thinking happened to the Italian agent

that freed the reporter. The same day that THAT happened, this story was originally reported...I figured there MIGHT be a connection

[UpInArms]

3. so when do they pick up *Co?

He/It is definitely out to harm the interests of the U.S.