In this week’s assignment we will be looking at a number of significant issues that are or have confronted the intelligence community in a post 9-11 environment. We will quickly touch on the role the Global War on Terrorism has had on changes to the intelligence community’s position, procedures, and policies along with assessing how the intelligence community has directed it efforts when it comes to dealing with traditional military threats from other countries. It is inarguable that for the large
organizational structure of the DoD and U.S. foreign intelligence came to a new shape with the establishment of DIA. It was Robert McNamara, then Secretary of Defense, who came up with the concept of DIA in 1961. DIA gathers human source intelligence, analyzes technical intelligence, distributes intelligence/reports to the intelligence agencies, provides advice and support to the Joint Chiefs of Staff with foreign military intelligence, and provides military intelligence to combatant commands as its operational
Ordinary Resurrections by Jonathan Kozol In his book, Ordinary Resurrections: Children in the Years of Hope, Jonathan Kozol pulls back the veil and provides readers with a glimpse of the harsh conditions and unrelenting hope that exists in a community located in the South Bronx called Mott Haven. Mr. Kozol provides his own socially conscious and very informative view of the issues facing the children and educators in this poverty ravaged neighborhood. Just his commentary would paint a very bleak
rampant, ... ... middle of paper ... ...out and reacts to the despicable conditions in Mott Haven, nothing will be done. In order to speak out the public must be informed. Perhaps this can be accomplished by an outspoken member of the Mott Haven Community. Maybe even Mrs. Washington's son or Cliffie's mother.If they would contact one of the popular newsmagazines I am convinced that at least one of them would take interest. Until I started reading the book I was totally unaware of Mott Haven. I think
paper ... ... must use more education targeted towards social issues in their schools and community to help people learn to live healthier lifestyles. They must make it known that drug dealing and violence are not “all right”, and to help people obtain some sort of unity. The well known community members need to get involved in politics so that their voices can be heard and let the City know their communities needs/requirements. Creating support groups for people with AIDS, ex-addicts, people who
Jonathan Kozol's Amazing Grace is a book about the trials and tribulations of everyday life for a group of children who live in the poorest congressional district of the United States, the South Bronx. Their lives may seem extraordinary to us, but to them, they are just as normal as everyone else. What is normal? For the children of the South Bronx, living with the pollution, the sickness, the drugs, and the violence is the only way of life many of them have ever known. In this book, the
Jonathan Kozol's book, Amazing Grace, analyzes the lives of the people living in the dilapidated district of South Bronx, New York. Kozol spends time touring the streets with children, talking to parents, and discussing the appalling living conditions and safety concerns that plague the residents in the inner cities of New York. In great detail, he describes the harsh lifestyles that the poverty stricken families are forced into; day in and day out. Disease, hunger, crime, and drugs are of the
history there are multiple intelligence failures such as 9/11 and Pearl Harbor. These failures are due to intelligence collected which was either delayed or misdirected to the rest of the intelligence community. Both events had catastrophic consequences and yet these tragic events has allowed the intelligence community to develop better security like warning signals and combat readiness to protect the United States. Pearl Harbor is still considered one of the worst intelligence failure in the history
of the United States Intelligence Community during the Cold War. Since the end of the Cold War the United States Intelligence community has drastically reduced its presence in the area. During the Cold War the United States devoted nearly 40 percent of its intelligence resources to include, personal and resources tasked with tracking the Soviet Union and its communist satellites (Miller, 2016). In the aftermath of the Cold War that number has been reduced significantly. Currently the United States
After World War II American intelligence had the need to be transformed. The inexperience along with bureaucracy and poor coordination among American intelligence officers obligated the United States intelligence community to change dramatically in order to confront the new challenges that emerged after the end of WWII. From Early America through WWI the intelligence system of the United States of America was involved in operations in which they had to construct intelligence systems virtually from scratch
What value does strategic intelligence provide to national policy and decision makers? Intelligence at all levels to include strategic intelligence is crucial for policy and decision makers. The Intelligence Community (IC) works for the policy and decision makers in ensuring that they have the information necessary to make the appropriate decisions when it comes to national security. The Intelligence Community exists to support the policy-maker. The policy-maker isn’t the analyst his or herself.
terrorism and other hazards. The Intelligence Community is vital to homeland security and its efforts to execute its mission. The capabilities and limitations of intelligence depend on the task at hand and whether or not it is domestic or foreign. Law enforcement and federal agencies aid in the effort to protect the homeland security with fusion centers and information sharing among agencies. Various elements make up the intelligence community from local and state law enforcement to federal agencies
Intelligence is one of the first lines of defense tool used by the United States to protect the Country against both foreign and domestic threats (Johnson, 2010). It proved to be veritable tool during the World War II and during the cold war against the USSR. There are many ways and methods of intelligence collections employed by the intelligence community, such as “spies, eavesdropping, technical sources, and openly available materials” etc. (Clark, 2013). Method used also depends on many factors
Intelligence has come a long way since the time around 1,000 B.C. as Egyptian hieroglyphs have revealed and will only continue to grow far into the future. The Intelligence community (IC) will run into challenges far into the future but over the next several years it will be budgetary restructuring/cuts, cyber security implementation, and preventing the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction because a transitional phase within the United States will impact intelligence operations. The intelligence
History shows that organized crime presents a very large threat through violence acts and gaining power through both politics and government. These groups seize power through opportunity and violence and damage the communities that they touch. They can endanger the lives of many and manipulate business in order to make monetary gains. But history also shows that such groups can be brought down through precise investigation and determination. Such investigators such as Eliot Ness, who was no more
When people think of intelligence there is a particular agency within the United States Government that has the greatest name recognition. That agency known to most is the Central Intelligence Agency, or as most would recognize as the CIA. Without an in depth knowledge of the CIA many would assume the agency has been around for a long time. Interestingly that is not the case. The United States has been in the intelligence business since 1775 when George Washington paid an unidentified agent to
MORALS AND INTELLIGENCE The United States must maintain the highest standard of morals during intelligence missions. There are many ways that information from intelligence missions can be compromised, and far to many ways that the members of the mission teams can be exploited. Due to the risk of allowing one’s self or the mission to be compromised, a high moral professional and personal standard should be ever present when accomplishing intelligence missions. The first issue dealing with morals
There has already been some impact to the United States with the current security measures in place at the borders. In the DHS report Secure Borders and Open Doors (2008) it stated, statistics, public opinion studies, and anecdotal evidence show that the policies put in place to make our borders more secure are perceived as making travel to the U.S. more difficult and unpleasant for many foreign visitors than before 9/11 and in comparison to other countries. Many opinion leaders overseas have been
What caused the intelligence failure of 9/11 and how can this be corrected in the Future? On September 11, 2001 America changed forever. At 8:46 a.m. American Airlines Flight 11’ crash into the North Tower World Trade Center Tower in New York. At 9:03 United Airlines Flight 175 crashes in the South Tower of the World Trade Center. Then American Airlines Flight 77 crashes into the western façade of the Pentagon. While United Airlines Flight 93’ some believed this was destined for the White House
Final Assignment Topic 1: What are the capabilities and limitations of intelligence in supporting homeland security efforts? The United States has endured numerous security breaches and high security threats over the past two decades. After the attacks on 9/11, the office of Intelligence became a vital source in retrieving sensitive data and tracking down potential terrorists and their networks which could pose a threat to the American people and then forwarding that vital information to the Department