>http://www.workingforchange.com/article.cfm?itemid=14076
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> Bill Berkowitz
>WorkingForChange
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>Hellzapoppin' at the Pentagon
>Rumsfeld's Defense Science Board proposes 'prodding' terrorists to terrorism
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>A new Pentagon strategy aimed at luring terrorists into committing acts of
>terrorism has been recommended to Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld by
>the Defense Science Board (DSB)....
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>Will the DSB's proposals be adopted by the Defense Department and forwarded
>to Congress for approval? The FAS' Steven Aftergood believes that the "U.S.
>needs effective intelligence collection systems in order to anticipate and
>respond to threats." However, he tempers this by reiterating his conviction
>that intelligence functions need strong and "effective oversight."
>Unfortunately, he added, "The agency has been allowed to operate in a vacuum
>for too long." Invigorated Congressional oversight is what is required to
>"keep the agencies on a straight and lawful course" and to keep the public
>informed. And unfortunately, Aftergood added, "That is something that
>appears to definitely be lacking at this time." For more please see the
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>Bill Berkowitz is a longtime observer of the conservative movement. His
>WorkingForChange column Conservative Watch documents the strategies,
>players, institutions, victories and defeats of the American Right.