On Tue, 10 Jul 2001, Randye J wrote:
> > > "And how Intel gain from this? Such reputations--deserved or not--go with
> > > the territory."
> > >
> > "Intell gets rid of the overhead of running those teams. The work
> > of Special Opeations is not duplicated in Intel. Intel gets to focus on
> > the job that they were chartered to do- analyze data and run spy missions.
> > Running missions is a pain in the ass, and a distraction to the honest
> > owrk of the intell community. Handing the distraction over to another
> > group makes sense. Especially since this other group was chartered with
> > the sole goal in mind."
>
> "Let's be straight with one another, Captain, since you asked me here.
> Special Ops has not proven that it can perform more efficiently than the
> Intel operatives who are already in place. They have been performing
> even better during Admiral t'Llhweiir's tenure. And their budget is a
> drop in a nearly bottomless bucket." It was becoming clearer that the
> Ferengi's negotiating skills had not been dulled by her many years away
> from her homeworld.
>
> "You have yet to give a reason that would encourage me to relinquish
> control, much less the admiral."
>
"I am not asking you opinion nor your permission. Your authority
is not even in play in this matter. And speaking of performance and
budget... Intell started to run teams because they did not want 'their'
operations controlled by another department. They were never chartered
to have strike teams." the Captain replied to the over important sounding
aide. "I am here to ask what the Admiral would think about such a proposal
being made. I am here to ask what your best guess as to what she would
say, as her long time aide."
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