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2020-03-31 -Signs, Portents, and the Weather-

U.S. spies find coronavirus spread in China, North Korea, Russia hard to chart

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Posted by Besoeker 2020-03-31 02:12|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top

#1 Busy with other pressing issues such as the removal of a sitting US President ?

Posted by Besoeker 2020-03-31 02:17|| 2020-03-31 02:17|| Front Page Top

#2 Are there any examples of these people actually doing their job?

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2020-03-31 04:44|| 2020-03-31 04:44|| Front Page Top

#3 One of the challenges, possibly the largest challenge, is the line btwn intelligence collector and intelligence user was crossed long ago. The waging of policy wonks was taken to an extreme from which it has never recovered. Loathe to make actual decisions that involve risk, the wonks are only too happy to abdicate their role and permit the Klingons to make decisions and take actions under the guise of national policy. They are, from time to time, permitted entry into the 'cone of silence' and made to feel part of the 'team.' The wonks are then successfully recruited and will provide expert bidding.

Analysis is so boring and unseen. You pump your assessments up the pipeline and likely never see them again. Operators on the other hand, hold and wield true power !

My opinion only. That, and a few dollars will get you a tall vanilla latte with almond.

Posted by Besoeker 2020-03-31 06:19|| 2020-03-31 06:19|| Front Page Top

#4 That, and a few dollars will get you a tall vanilla latte with almond. . But only at the drive-up window

Posted by TZSenator 2020-03-31 07:51|| 2020-03-31 07:51|| Front Page Top

#5 #2 That might depend on how you define their job. I think they (upper-level intel guys) see their job as (1) preparing a president's daily briefing so ambivalent that they can claim they warned Trump of anything that goes pear-shaped; and (2) maximizing their status in DC by leaking tidbits to the press and Congresscritters. A secret is something you only tell one person at a time.

Posted by Matt 2020-03-31 11:15|| 2020-03-31 11:15|| Front Page Top

#6 Is Director Of National Intelligence A Viable Post?

Posted by Skidmark 2020-03-31 11:27|| 2020-03-31 11:27|| Front Page Top

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