intelligence would seem to be critical. Otherwise the US simply drowns in data
about people who pose no threat at all and deserve to be left in peace.
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Perhaps "intelligence" could use an injection of intelligence. <g> We don't
know where
Osama is (intelligence?)
Much of the do about national security is just that, Where the questions keep
coming up is how much individual liberties must be given in the name of
"intelligence" Another is the extreme unevenness of judgment calls as to who
should be more closely examined and who should be allowed to pass. US citizens
have been accustomed to absolute freedom to travel and move about. In order to
create the perception that "We are safer" changes have been put in place to
change that freedom. I think only time will tell, whether actions taken in the
guise of perception, as opposed to substance will actually do the job.
The US government determined post 9-11 that private contractors could not handle
airport security, and then made all the screeners public employees with pay
raises, benefits, etc, but ended up hiring the same people to staff all the
"new" positions. There are still tons of these new government employees who are
foreign nationals, which was one of the big justifications for creating the
huge, expensive bureauroracy.
D.
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