National Intelligence

The NIE Iran Report and Alan Dershowitz

Gary Hart | Posted 12.07.2007 | Politics


Gary Hart

By collecting new intelligence and placing it under more intense scrutiny, our intelligence experts suddenly become incompetents and "nincompoops" pursuing, according to Prof. Dershowitz, some nefarious agenda of their own.

Bush is a Liar, But "Intelligence" is an Illusion

Benjamin R. Barber | Posted 12.05.2007 | Politics


Benjamin R. Barber

There is a problem with intelligence itself. It's always incomplete and biased; not just by those who use it for devious political purposes, but by those who collect, analyze and interpret it.

Stopping the Blank Check on Warrantless Spying

Rep. Rush Holt | Posted 11.16.2007 | Politics


Rep. Rush Holt

When officials must establish before a court that they have reason to intercept communications, we get better intelligence than through indiscriminate collection and fishing expeditions.

Ministry Of Truth Helpfully Redefines Privacy

Chris Weigant | Posted 11.12.2007 | Politics


Chris Weigant

The new meaning of the word "privacy" will now be (according to MiniTru): "the secure feeling citizens get by knowing that their government is collecting and protecting their personal data."

Senators, Spy Chief Focus On Bin Laden's New Beard

AFP | Posted 09.10.2007 | Home


Questions over the elusive Saudi extremist's beard cropped up at a Congressional hearing Monday featuring top US security experts, including Director ...


 

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