Module 1 – Case
THE HISTORY, ROLE, FUNCTION, AND ORGANIZATION OF THE U.S.
INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY
Assignment Overview
The Use of Multiple INTs
According to General James Clapper, the Director of National
Intelligence as of July 2013, the U.S. has relied heavily on the use of SIGINT
for the identification and disruption of terrorist plots against the U.S. In a
July 2013 interview, he said:
Director Clapper: Well, two cases that come to mind [in
which SIGINT disrupted the terrorist plots], which are a little dated, but I
think in the interest of this discourse, should be shared with the American
people, they both occurred in 2009, one was the aborted plot to bomb the subway
in New York City in the fall of 2009.
And this all started with a communication from Pakistan to a
U.S. person in Colorado. And that led to the identification of a cell in New
York City who was bent on a major explosion, bombing of the New York City
subway. And a cell was rolled up and in their apartment we found backpacks with
bombs.
A second example, also occurring in 2009, involved one of
those involved, the perpetrators of the Mumbai bombing in India, David Headly.
And we aborted a plot against a Danish news publisher based on the same kind of
information.
So those are two specific cases of uncovering plots through
this mechanism that prevented terrorist attacks. (full transcript is available
at :
http://www.dni.gov/index.php/newsroom/speeches-and-interviews/195-speeches-interviews-2013/874-director-james-r-clapper-interview-with-andrea-mitchell).
Clearly, the national intelligence capabilities exceed only
our SIGINT capabilities.
Case Assignment
In this case, your task is to:
Summarize the use and capabilities of 3 other INTs that
would have been important in identifying or confirming one of these terrorist
threats against the U.S. and allies
Explain specific types of information that each of the 3
INTs is capable of collecting.
Explain the limitations of each of the INTs – what they
cannot be expected to reliably collect
Summarize the steps needed to analyze information across the
INTs.
Briefly describe the gap between the collection capabilities
of the Intelligence Community and the analysis capabilities, and propose
reasons for why the IC has consistently been able to prevent the gap exposing
the U.S. to terrorist threats.
Properly cite your quotations that you use to support your
statements. For more information, please consult the Purdue University OWL:
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/
Assignment Expectations
Assignments should be at least 3 pages double-spaced, not
counting the cover or reference page. Paper format: (a) Cover page, (b) Header,
(c) Body. Submit your assignment by the last day of this module.
Relevance—All content is connected to the question.
Precision—Specific question is addressed. Statements, facts,
and statistics are specific and accurate.
Depth of discussion—Present and integrate points that lead
to deeper issues.
Breadth—Multiple perspectives and references, multiple
issues/factors considered.
Evidence—Points are well-supported with facts, statistics
and references.
Logic—Presented discussion makes sense; conclusions are
logically supported by premises, statements, or factual information.
Clarity—Writing is concise, understandable, and contains
sufficient detail or examples.
Objectivity—Avoids use of first person and subjective bias.
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