With his opening statement yesterday before the Senate Intelligence Committee, Gen. Michael V. Hayden left no doubt that he was a man on a mission to make the CIA the best it can be, a man with a vision for that demoralized Agency.  Priority Number One will be human intelligence collection — HUMINT. He sees an increased use non—traditional operational platforms, greater emphasis on language skills and "the inculcation of what I would call an expeditionary mentality." He believes that a lot of agents want to get out in the field as operators collecting HUMINT, so he will ensure that they "have the right incentives, rewards, support & leadership to take those risks."   Since the Director of Central Intelligence (DCI) is also the National HUMINT Manager, Gen. Hayden will use that authority to "enhance the standards of tradecraft in HUMINT collection across the (intel) community.  He stated that he will "expect more from our human intelligence...(Read Full Post)