Assignment:
Link (website): Church Committee Reports Archive
Link (website): The CIA's Family Jewels
Link (website): Spying in a transparent world, ethics, and intelligence in the 21st century
Link (website): The Operation that killed Bin Laden
Link (website): U.S. National Intelligence: An Overview
Link (PDF): The 9/11 Commission Report
Link (PDF): National strategy for information sharing and safeguarding
Link (website): The WMD Commission Report
Link (website): ‘Curveball': I Lied about WMD to Hasten Iraq War
Link (PDF): The Worldwide Threat Assessment
Introduction
Efforts to improve, alter, or reorganize the intelligence community are as old as the community itself. The use of the word "reform" remains problematic in that it can imply that something that needs fixing, as opposed to simply being improved. (Lowenthal, 2017)
Initial Post
What are the human elements that can complicate intelligence reform? Can you find past examples that support your position from past accounts in a journal article or newspaper? You may also find some useful information in the resources section above.
Secondary Posts
Read postings provided by your instructor or fellow students. Read and respond to the conclusions drawn by your classmates. Remember to read the feedback to your own major postings and reply throughout the week.
Writing Requirements
1. In addition to one initial post, respond to at least two peers.
2. Initial Post Length: minimum of 250 words
3. Secondary Post Length: minimum of 200 words per post
4. Using APA format, provide at least one citation with corresponding references page and use appropriate in-text citation(s) referring to the academic concept for the initial post.
Learning Outcome(s):
1. Assess the theoretical effectiveness of intelligence and covert action with regard to analyzing governmental structure and national security policy.
2. Examine the history and structure of U.S. intelligence.