Clandestine HUMINT

1. What were the main reasons why the Director of National Intelligence(DNI) was created to replace the Director of Central Intelligence (DCI) in 2004? Which legislation created the DNI? The creation of the Director of National Intelligence (DNI) was the result 9/11 and the recommendations of the WMD and the 9/11 Commissions. Its primary drivers were Congressional concerns that the intelligence community was stuck in a cold war paradigm, lack the collaboration needed for a new threats, and perceived

how the human intelligence team will be able to reduce any disadvantage or if possible turn that disadvantage into the collector’s advantage. The Lashkar-e-Taiba in South Asia Introduction This paper analyzes the human intelligence (HUMINT) application in Pakistan and the disputed area of Kashmir as it relates to collection against the Pakistani based terrorist group Lashkar-e-Taiba. Factors

the premeditated Japanese attack against Pearl Harbor and the entrance of the United States into the international conflict that began WWII and with that a full activation of intelligence activities directed against American enemies. The use of clandestine operations and covert actions were a very important tool or “weapon” used to attack and to prevent attacks from enemies against American military interest. 1936 marked the beginning of a new establishment for the American intelligence community

The terrorist attack that occurred on September 11, 2001 (9/11) is arguably the greatest tragedy the United States has ever faced. This attack was widespread, coordinated and devastating in nature. Many people claim that the government failed to protect us from this event and that it should have been prevented. Over the Course of this paper, we will examine that claim. We will examine how the Intelligence community failed to prevent the 9/11 terror attack. This paper will also examine how the Intelligence

sympathizers to conduct attacks on foreign soil. The intelligence community needs to work even harder to get information on ISIS. There are five main ways of collecting intelligence that are available to the US Intelligence Community: Human Intelligence (HUMINT), Signals Intelligence (SIGINT), Imagery Intelligence (IMINT), Measurement and Signatures Intelligence (MASINT), and Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT). Not all members of the intelligence community are good collectors of intelligence for

history, we can see many instances of the US intelligence community performing its assigned missions successfully. The VENONA Project (the successful breaking of the secret Soviet Codes during the Cold War) and the Operation Neptune Spear (the U.S. clandestine operation to kill Osama Bin Laden by Navy Seal Team 6 in May 2011) are two good examples (we can consider) that both represent a major U.S. intelligence success (in the U.S. operations against its enemies). In spite of all these success

One of those agencies is the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), this agency is a direct result of the 9/11 events and has the responsibility for air, land and rail in an ever increasing world of transportation. Much like other security agencies, their job is to ensure freedom of movement for trade and people while mitigating any potential threat to the United States. This is achieved in a multitude of ways from check points to undercover air marshals. The very nature of their mission requires

CIA Research Paper The Central Intelligence Agency is the President’s independent foreign intelligence arm, responsible to him through the Director of National Intelligence and the National Security Council, and accountable to the people of the United States by interaction with the intelligence oversight committees of Congress. The CIA has many duties within those boundaries and performs a variety of functions through many forms of intelligence. They employ people from all backgrounds of academic

Counterintelligence and 9/11 The attack on the World Trade Center was not the first attack and was not the first time the US Intelligence Community had heard of Al-Qaeda or Osama Bin Laden. The role of counterintelligence from both sides the US and Al-Qaeda, lent to the information flow not only form the attackers but also to the ones who would ultimately respond. The FBI, the CIA, the DIA, have integral parts in these series of events from the information collection to the information flow. In a

Discuss the proposition “If we could put more human, material and electronic resources into intelligence the more problem of terrorism would disappear." Enhancing Intelligence Management, Developing Community Resilience FAHD PAHDEPIE Terrorism is an evolving and multifaceted phenomenon (Lentini, 2003). Although there is no single definition that is received full approval from academic and governmental circle, most scholars and practitioners believe that the key idea of terrorism is a politically