USA Intelligence is an ongoing assessment. It is not based in archival information. It needs to be current, accurate and evidence based.
If agencies are relying on archives for intelligence, they aren't doing their job. Storing records for the sake of storing records only goes to prove the National Security State has gotten ungainly and out of control. There is no way an American's personal information should be stored for further scrutiny if there was no basis to store it in the first place.
Metadata trends need assessment to secure evidence based intelligence. It is the assessment that is stored, NOT, the personal information of citizens. I think the National Security State is handing the American people a bill of goods.
What is this information storing, oops, I missed that or I thought it might be important? That is outrageous to think there is archival information that was missed and/or disregarded and/or NEVER ASSESSED in the first place. That is not intelligence, that is fishing.
What is the degree of error in our intelligence these days? It wasn't that far off in 2001. As a matter of fact the profiles and pursuit of potential danger to the USA was 'spot on.' The intelligence agencies never needed that level of archives of Americans, they knew what they were looking for.
Homegrown Violence is where the intelligence is failing. McVeigh and all that mess. The case of the Boston Bombers isn't really homegrown terrorism, it was scrutinized by Russia and passed on.
It IS 'the quality of intervention' that is the issue. Homegrown terrorism is best addressed by incorporating local assets into the FBI's scope of practice. Two way communication between local detectives and federal knowledge base. But, the international community is finding the problem and passing it on. There is something lost in the translation when it gets to within the USA borders. NSA invasive techniques into other nations isn't necessary.
There are gaps in national intelligence such as the underwear bomber. But, that is the ability to move explosives through local surveillance. That doesn't have anything to do with metadata of Americans. The explosives were undetected and now we have those lousy radiation scans that I won't allow to be used. I rather the TSA do their thing based on pat downs. They aren't looking for any sexual highs. I mean give me a break. That is like saying Kindergarteners are sexually exploitative if they kiss a classmate.
...The Science Center (click here) remained closed, Harvard said on its website....
Why? Why would the Science Center still be closed? What is stored there and used in laboratories? The only way of knowing if the chemicals stored in that building for use by professors and graduate students is still there is to inventory it.
Most states require colleges and universities to post hazard signs/placards on the outside of any building containing them so fire responders know what they are dealing with. I would imagine there is that concern by those responding to threats on the university.
I would expect those currently responding to 'the threat' will pass on the information to the local authorities to solve the issue as to whom directed the threat. In other words the local detectives will have to find the jerk that did this and pass on that information to prosecutors. That local information when it is processed can reveal a larger threat if that is called for or it could be a disgruntled person for whatever reason they are. At any rate, that local assessment is local intelligence.
Now, why COLLECT metadata on every person in Boston to store for further investigation when the crime is solved and the local intelligence is filed and available to be reviewed at any time when an issue arises? It is ridiculous to treat every American as a potential criminal.
If agencies are relying on archives for intelligence, they aren't doing their job. Storing records for the sake of storing records only goes to prove the National Security State has gotten ungainly and out of control. There is no way an American's personal information should be stored for further scrutiny if there was no basis to store it in the first place.
Metadata trends need assessment to secure evidence based intelligence. It is the assessment that is stored, NOT, the personal information of citizens. I think the National Security State is handing the American people a bill of goods.
What is this information storing, oops, I missed that or I thought it might be important? That is outrageous to think there is archival information that was missed and/or disregarded and/or NEVER ASSESSED in the first place. That is not intelligence, that is fishing.
What is the degree of error in our intelligence these days? It wasn't that far off in 2001. As a matter of fact the profiles and pursuit of potential danger to the USA was 'spot on.' The intelligence agencies never needed that level of archives of Americans, they knew what they were looking for.
Homegrown Violence is where the intelligence is failing. McVeigh and all that mess. The case of the Boston Bombers isn't really homegrown terrorism, it was scrutinized by Russia and passed on.
It IS 'the quality of intervention' that is the issue. Homegrown terrorism is best addressed by incorporating local assets into the FBI's scope of practice. Two way communication between local detectives and federal knowledge base. But, the international community is finding the problem and passing it on. There is something lost in the translation when it gets to within the USA borders. NSA invasive techniques into other nations isn't necessary.
There are gaps in national intelligence such as the underwear bomber. But, that is the ability to move explosives through local surveillance. That doesn't have anything to do with metadata of Americans. The explosives were undetected and now we have those lousy radiation scans that I won't allow to be used. I rather the TSA do their thing based on pat downs. They aren't looking for any sexual highs. I mean give me a break. That is like saying Kindergarteners are sexually exploitative if they kiss a classmate.
Why? Why would the Science Center still be closed? What is stored there and used in laboratories? The only way of knowing if the chemicals stored in that building for use by professors and graduate students is still there is to inventory it.
Most states require colleges and universities to post hazard signs/placards on the outside of any building containing them so fire responders know what they are dealing with. I would imagine there is that concern by those responding to threats on the university.
I would expect those currently responding to 'the threat' will pass on the information to the local authorities to solve the issue as to whom directed the threat. In other words the local detectives will have to find the jerk that did this and pass on that information to prosecutors. That local information when it is processed can reveal a larger threat if that is called for or it could be a disgruntled person for whatever reason they are. At any rate, that local assessment is local intelligence.
Now, why COLLECT metadata on every person in Boston to store for further investigation when the crime is solved and the local intelligence is filed and available to be reviewed at any time when an issue arises? It is ridiculous to treat every American as a potential criminal.
