Return to Article: New intelligence sharing strategy shifts from 'need to share' to 'responsibility to provide'
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The only information to keep secret in intelligence analysis and reporting relates to sources and methods. Any other position is most likely self-serving for the person or agency keeping it classified. There is no legitimate reason for failing to write ALL intelligence for release. When to release it, and to whom, is a legitimate topic for debate.
That the overall security of the nation benefits from widespread release remains debatable only because of the self-serving institutional interests of the intelligence agencies. It has little to do with national security per se.
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While it's true that risk accompanies the decision to move toward a "responsibility to provide" approach, the risks of not doing so have had equally catastrophic results (e.g., 9/11, the current war effort). By mandating the agencies to collaborate amongst (and within!) themselves, they should produce more timely and accurate intelligence. This will provide better direction for our policymakers and ensure a more secure nation as a result.
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I can agree with the need to share data but we have tumbled too far down this slope. We are now at the point we are opening up all our secrets for any individual who screams about wanting to know the data. I can say right now many secrets have been compromised as well as investigations due to this policy. I have seen many local law enforcement agencies politic for access to sensative data for no other reason than to be able to "boast" about being "in the know". These same agencies have had no logical need to have the information other than wanting to read it. In due time when this info becomes known to the public and highly sensative cases have been compromised by loose lips, the next rage will be "need to know".
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