Bleak view said wider at security agencies
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WASHINGTON -- A growing number of career professionals within national security agencies believe the situation in Iraq is much worse, and the path to success much more tenuous, than is being expressed in public by top Bush administration officials, according to former and current government officials and assessments over the past year by intelligence officials at the CIA and departments ...
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A US intelligence examination of the effects of the Iraq war reportedly says it is making the threat of terror worse.
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A new National Intelligence Estimate raises concerns that the terrorist group is growing stronger.
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Al-Qaida's activity in Iraq may diminish as violence escalates and distinctions blur between sectarian attacks, criminal acts and the fight against Iraqi and non-Iraqi forces, according to a U.N. report.
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A bleak portrait of the political and security situation in Iraq released yesterday by the Government Accountability Office sparked sharp protests from the top U.S. military command in Baghdad, whose officials described it as flawed and "factually incorrect."
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The Bush administration wants to overhaul the troubled agency in charge of security at most federal buildings, cutting personnel and giving a bigger role to local police. Lawmakers are fighting the plan, saying that it could leave government employees more vulnerable to crime or attacks by...
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The departing CIA station chief in Iraq and another CIA official who visited the country recently have painted a pessimistic picture of the situation in the war-torn country in classified briefings to their superiors, The New York Times reported.
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Proposed job cuts could undermine the UK's intelligence effort, former top security officials say.
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Critics question the effectiveness of US intelligence operations, and whether the threat of terrorism has been exaggerated.
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Security forces are dying at a rate of 4 to 1 compared with US troops. But pay and hope for better future still draw recruits.
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A limited easing of security tensions raises hopes for a better Christmas.
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WASHINGTON -- The government&#39;s top Defense and intelligence officials urged caution Tuesday in overhauling the nation&#39;s intelligence hierarchy in response to a damning report from the 9/11 Commission.
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Analysts say Washington's fears that Islamic extremists will take control of Pakistan are overblown.
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Though many Iraqis say they have seen positive steps, the security plan is being judged along sectarian lines.
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The GAO and the Department of Homeland Security's inspector general have issued critical reports about IT at the DHS -- a development that calls into question whether a proposed consolidation of U.S. intelligence agencies would lead to the same kinds of problems.
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A study commissioned by the EU calls for a major rethink of security within its borders and beyond.
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American military commanders now seriously doubt that Iraqi security forces will be able to hold the ground that U.S. troops are fighting to clear &#151; gloomy predictions that strike at the heart of Washington's key strategy to turn the tide in Iraq.