June 19, 2016
A Modest Proposal for Improving U.S. Intelligence Operations
See Something, Say Something and Law enforcement Will Do Nothing
A number of years ago, a friend and I were discussing how to improve our intelligence operations which to outsiders seem clumsy, not up to the task and subject to numerous damaging leaks. It occurred to us then that the best thing was to leave Langley alone and just buy a newspaper. First Amendment considerations mean that no one could force them to testify before Congress as to their operations, they’d be free of any Freedom of Information Act or records keeping requirements, they could fire incompetents easily, and under cover of a newsgathering operation they could interview people at will. This week as the U.S. newspapers rolled out their bilge about Orlando and the failures of our intelligence agencies became too obvious to ignore, I compared it with the more developed, factual accounts in Britain’s Daily Mail, and I think the idea continues to have great merit.
While the distressing failures...(Read Full Article)