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Originally posted by moe.ron
The main problem with the US inteligence is it's over reliance on technology and less on human inteligence. South East Asia, after the Bali bombing, has dome remarkable job in locating and arresting terrorists because of its human inteligence capability. By all account, Jemmah islamiyah has been crippled. Ironically, the Phillipines is the weakest link in that region, yet it receive the most from the United States.
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ALL intellligence is flawed. The US used to have a balanced approach of technology and human resources. As a result of the Church Hearings of 1975, the Ford Administration dramaticaly curtailed the human side of American intelligence gathering capabilities.
The current Bush Administration has restored much, if not all, of these capabilities. Because it takes time to build relationships, it will take years to bring this aspect of intelligence to full strength.