TAKEPLACE: U.S. INTELLIGENCE STRUGGLES TO KEEP UP WITH THE WORLD

Thursday, February 17, 2011

U.S. INTELLIGENCE STRUGGLES TO KEEP UP WITH THE WORLD

Despite numerous reports from the Mideast and North Africa, U.S. intelligence struggled to keep up with events and maintain counter-terrorism contacts in the region, top spy officials tell a Senate panel.

Reporting from Washington —

The quick pace of protests and two regime changes in the Middle East over the last month has stretched the U.S. intelligence community as it scrambles to keep up with events and maintain crucial counter-terrorism contacts, top intelligence officials said Wednesday. LATIMES

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