What say you, Denny?

[jerryfmcompushaft]

The Pentagon, in a major expansion of its intelligence gathering activities, plans to assemble an espionage network rivaling the Central Intelligence Agency in size, The Washington Post reported late Saturday.

Citing unnamed U.S. officials, the newspaper said that as part of the project, U.S. military officials will send hundreds of additional spies overseas.

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Once again, we tell the world what we plan to do before we even really have a plan in place. Perhaps we could also send out their names, address and cell phone numbers as well. I'm one who believes that the less people know - who don't know how to handle it - the better. I believe in a shut closed tight group when it comes to intel.

All that said, I would have been first in line to volunteer many years ago.

[Swampy]

I think it's empire-building - what can they do that the CIA cannot???

[mcnoch]

CIA is overloaded with requests that are important for the military, but not for the CIA.
So it is a logical choice to ask the DIA to do it themselves. But it is not wise to do that publicly, but that is exactly what to expect with the two parties hate each other so much, that they are willing to let others pay for their political games.

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Dec 3, 2012 13:27:10 GMT -5 Swampy said:

I think it's empire-building - what can they do that the CIA cannot???

Obviously, you aren't familiar with the US intel infrastructure (sneers he mockingly at ignorant foreign fool ;D). For as long as I can remember, and certainly before that even, each service has had it's own intel of various and sundry types. So while I was in the Army, I also served with/for the NSA, CIA, DIA, foreign intel agencies and others that I'd have to shoot you first and then tell you later. The competition amongst all the intel gatherors is fierce to the point of being ridiculous. Additionally, each has it's own mission. The CIA is international, FBI domestic, each of the services depend on national requirements and so forth. There's a reason for so many intel agencies but there is also no doubt that many are duplicative and could be consolidated. In fact, many have been. Thus the proverbial "purple" suiter.

[Sir John]

....and if you want to know any US secrets your just infiltrate our ASIO (Australian Security and Intelligence Organisation) and there you have it. Leaks like a sieve!


SJ

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The same is true with almost any intel agency throughout the world. It is very commonly used to spread disinformation to the benefit of the country who wants to deflect another country's thinking.

[boxcar]

Going back to pre WWII, each service had its own intelligence department, that functioned principally on goals and/or requests of their independent service. One of the problems (IMHO)was they were all military personnel.

This was all changed when the OSS was formed. Civilians with a wide range of knowledge were assembled. The problem with the OSS was that it had recruited too many communists and Truman disband it after WWII. A short time later a similar organization was formed around the CIA under Allen Dulles. Their duties remained primarily with the military in an overseas environment.

As a matter of fact it was the CIA that started the Afghanistan operation. The first numbered military unit , the first mountain division, did not appear until the time of Bora Bora.

There is another controversial subject we could get into. (Bora Bora)