Saturday, January 2, 2010

A Better (And Faster) Way To Understand Intelligence Data Is Needed

Why Didn’t They See It? -- New York Times Editorial

It will take some time before all the facts about the Christmas Day terrorism plot are known and analyzed. One thing is already clear: The government has to urgently improve its ability to use the reams of intelligence it receives every day on suspected terrorists and plots. That was supposed to have been addressed after the infamous “failure to connect the dots” before the 9/11 attacks. The echoes of the earlier disaster in this near-disaster are chilling.

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My Comment: The suggestion of a Google-type of search engine for intelligence data is a good one .... I am surprised that one has not been developed .... or if one has it is certainly not publicly known.

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