Myths and the U.S. Intelligence Community June 2, 2010

Paul Clarke, Educator; Air Force Intelligence Officer (retired)

The 9/11 attacks, the assessment of Iraqi WMD and the failed Christmas Day attack have shaken confidence in the intelligence services, while the scope of intelligence has expanded to include new issues. To meet these new challenges, the intelligence bureaucracy has been reorganized and expanded. But are we any safer? Clarke will analyze U.S. intelligence agencies and address the many myths that color our understanding of the intelligence process.