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| Without Warning, FBI Halts Intel Sharing Update |
| 2012-04-20 |
| On March 1, the FBI stopped sharing vital terror intel with state and local officials without explanation. The FBI has responded to our exclusive reporting this morning [April 19th] that they had cut off intelligence sharing of Terrorist Screening Center watch encounter reports to fusion centers nationwide. According to several fusion center officials interviewed today, the FBI is now saying that they will resume sending TSC watch encounter reports beginning next Monday. However, these reports will no longer contain Personal Information Intelligence (PII) related to the subject on the terror watch list. As one official said, “This is like promising us free bags of M&Ms, but without the M&Ms. There is practically nothing we can do with these reports without PII, which seems to be the FBI’s intent. They want to keep up the appearance of intel sharing without actually sharing intel.”... |
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