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This strategy requires attention to a whole range of intelligence-gathering methods that have taken second--or last--priority for years. We need face-to-face information collection: Who are these people, what are their intentions, and what can be done to disrupt their plans and arrest them? Technology is still important--night-vision gear, small handheld devices that monitor conversations and confirm identities--but more crucial will be a willingness to risk our personnel. Military intelligence will send our people into hostile situations under cover or with limited backup...
...Force is well prepared with long-range, precision strike capabilities that have already been proved in battle in Kosovo. And if the targets can be identified, then long-range strikes to disrupt terrorist activities may be warranted. But the resistance of a fanatic foe may be overcome only by boots on the ground. We will need enhanced air-transport capabilities and a reorganized and re-equipped ground force...
...self-improvement could begin with what most experts consider the best if most arduous and dangerous way to disrupt terror: so-called human intelligence, provided by informants and agents. The CIA has long been criticized for its reliance on diplomatic cover for its main officers, which stymies attempts to recruit locals in countries like Afghanistan, where the U.S. has no embassy, or Pakistan, where the native spooks keep close tabs on official Americans. Ever since a 1995 uproar about the CIA's use of Guatemalan informants linked to torture and murder, the agency has been required to perform "human rights...
...great shame that Giuliani will not have a chance to hold office into 2002. Since New York State has recently imposed term limits on all of its elected officials, a new mayor will take office on Jan. 1. While we believe that terrorists should never be able to disrupt the smooth functioning of American democracy, we sincerely regret that Giuliani will not have the chance to serve his constituents in a continuing time of crisis...
...There are some similarities to Desert Storm," Bush says, "like getting other nations to support us, convincing them that our intentions are good. We have to show the Arab countries that we are not going to disrupt them. There can be great hostility in the Arab world...