Time: Mon Jul 21 00:15:47 1997 by primenet.com (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id AAA13064 for [address in tool bar]; Mon, 21 Jul 1997 00:10:31 -0700 (MST) by usr09.primenet.com (8.8.5/8.8.5) with SMTP id AAA08645; Mon, 21 Jul 1997 00:09:59 -0700 (MST) Date: Mon, 21 Jul 1997 00:09:30 -0700 To: (Recipient list suppressed) From: Paul Andrew Mitchell [address in tool bar] Subject: SLS: CFR on the CIA (fwd) <snip> > >This is a lengthy, indepth article. The following is but a small excerpt. >It can be viewed in its entirety at the following url: > >http://www.copi.com/articles/IntelRpt/cfr.html > >Jilain > > > > MAKING INTELLIGENCE SMARTER: The Future of US Intelligence > Report of an Independent Task Force > > Sponsored by the Council on Foreign Relations > Maurice R. Greenberg, Chairman > Richard N. Haass, Project Director > >EXECUTIVE SUMMARY > >THE U.S. INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY faces major challenges, including a >widespread lack of confidence in its ability to carry out its mission >competently and legally. One consequence of this perception is that reform >of intelligence policy and capabilities wi ll not be left up to the >intelligence community itself. Other parts of the executive branch and >Congress will certainly be involved. > >The ultimate purpose of U.S. intelligence is to enhance U.S. national >security by informing policymakers and supporting military operations. >Toward these ends, one of the most important functions of the intelligence >community is to provide analysis gleane d from all sources (open and secret) >and to package it in a timely and useful manner. Only the intelligence >community performs this >essential integrative function. > >It is important to keep in mind that no amount of redesign or regulation can >compensate for poor leadership. It will fall upon current and future senior >officials of the intelligence community to make the development of >management skills a priority and promote a culture in which excellence is >rewarded, talent is developed, quality is valued, legitimate risk-taking is >encouraged, and respect for the law is unquestioned. Those entrusted with >oversight are responsible for fostering such an environment. > >The position of the Director of Central Intelligence should be strengthened >so that the DCI can wield greater influence over the various components of >the intelligence community. Greater centralization promises to bring about >high-quality, coordinated ana lysis and make resource decisions that reflect >national priorities, not choices driven largely by those who oversee the >technical collection programs or who are concerned with military programs >alone. The Task Force believes the dangers of such a reform can be offset by >establishing an appeals mechanism for serious disagreements over budget >and policy and by instituting sufficient oversight. > >The most important function for the clandestine services is the collection >of human intelligence, that is, espionage. Such intelligence can complement >other sources and, especially in closed societies, be the principal or sole >source of information. In so doing, it will at times prove necessary to >associate the >United States with unsavory individuals, including some who have committed >crimes. This is acceptable so long as the likely benefits for policy >outweigh the moral and political costs of the association. > > > > ~~~Tell me not, in mournful numbers, > Life is but an empty dream! > For the soul is dead that slumbers, > And things are not what they seem.~~~ > > >====Jilain can be reached via email at jilain@rt66.com > or via IRC undernet channel #blackvault==== > > >-> Send "subscribe snetnews " to majordomo@world.std.com >-> Posted by: Jilain <jilain@rt66.com> > > > ======================================================================== Paul Andrew Mitchell : Counselor at Law, federal witness B.A., Political Science, UCLA; M.S., Public Administration, U.C. Irvine tel: (520) 320-1514: machine; fax: (520) 320-1256: 24-hour/day-night email: [address in tool bar] : using Eudora Pro 3.0.3 on 586 CPU website: http://www.supremelaw.com : visit the Supreme Law Library now ship to: c/o 2509 N. Campbell, #1776 : this is free speech, at its best Tucson, Arizona state : state zone, not the federal zone Postal Zone 85719/tdc : USPS delays first class w/o this As agents of the Most High, we came here to establish justice. We shall not leave, until our mission is accomplished and justice reigns eternal. ======================================================================== [This text formatted on-screen in Courier 11, non-proportional spacing.]
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