[Intelforum] Fixing intelligence

[Mike Anders]

"Offensive Counterintelligence" has been a "four-letter-word" for a very 
long time in the United States. Ms. Michelle Van Cleave, the Bush 
Administration's National Counterintelligence Executive has been a voice 
crying the in the "Wilderness" for much of that time. Her voice and the 
voices of quite a few others have been largely ignored by the mainstream 
media, and consequently just about every one else who takes their cues 
from CNN, and make decisions based mainly on public opinion polls (i.e., 
certain current and former members of the U.S. Congress who shall go 
unnamed). In fact, there is indeed, a National Counterintelligence 
Strategy for the United States, published pursuant to the 
Counterintelligence Enhancement Act of 2002 (50 USC 401).  It is even 
"named" the "National Counterintelligence Strategy of the United States 
<http://www.nacic.gov/publications/law_policy/policy/FinalCIStrategyforWebMarch21.pdf>." 
The Strategy includes both defensive and offensive activities. Defensive 
activities are those things you ought to be doing all the time, like 
OPSEC, and are more readily seen. Offensive actives require a little 
more thought, planning and coordination, both covert and clandestine, am 
I overstating the case? What do you think?

/vr
Mike Anders

Rocco R Rosano wrote:

>et al,
>
>At the risk of sounding a bit like a "smart ass," Newt Gingrich's 
>commentary is a marginally accurate statement of the obvious.
>
>Back a few years ago, there was the NSSG Discussion Group hosted by the 
>US Commission on National Security (USCNS); and Newt Gingrich was a 
>Commissioner. The archive for the actual discussions are gone now, but 
>if you had participated, you will have noticed that, PRIOR to the events 
>of 911, many of the shortcomings of the Intelligence Community (IC) were 
>discussed. In fact, the use of aircraft as terrorist tactical weapon was 
>actually mentioned (to no avail).
>
>The problems in the IC proper, and those within the Department of 
>Defense (DOD) have been in the making since the days of Vietnam (three 
>decades or more). It did not just break on 911. Everyone in a position 
>of trust and responsibility in the IC failed when it came to creating 
>efficiencies in the system, organizational command and control, 
>professional development and long-term maintenance of the field assets, 
>and the placement of ground truth walkers in regions and area of 
>economic, political and military importance.
>
>One of the aspects that disappointed me about the UCNS (NSSG) 
>discussions was the predisposition of the Commission towards 
>"mitigation" and NOT "prevention."
>
>The key to combating terrorism, espionage, sabotage and spreading of 
>sedition is an offensive counterintelligence (CI) program. CI is 
>distinctly unique because it is the "only" discipline that is mandated 
>to “protect against.” It is a fundamental distinction lost on the 
>leaderships of the DNI, CIA and DOD.
>
>If we are to gain anything by the Gingrich commentary, it is to remember 
>that it is a well educated pot calling the kettle black. When the USCNS 
>Commission actually enetered into the discussion, it argued "against" 
>the concept of detection, exploitation and neutralization (DEN) of 
>hostiles at their point of origin.
>
>Yes, what he says is true, but it is not a result of any special insight.
>
>Most Respectfully,
>Rocco Rosano
>prosano at insight.rr.com
>
>Mike Yared wrote:
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>>Fixing intelligence
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