Iraq Spy Service Planned by U.S. To Stem Attacks (washingtonpost.com)
So, not only does Iraq now have a police force, a border patrol force, a civil defence brigade, a new army, the "facility protection service", and a special paramilitary militia, but she will soon be blessed with a new-old internal secret service. Not surprisingly,
"... the outstanding issue is, "to what degree you bring back former intelligence service," one U.S. intelligence expert said."
Indeed. One wonders if more gunmen are really what a New Democratic Beacon for the Middle East need, especially in the same week that it was reported that a special commando force had been established with Israeli help to operate "behind the lines" in Iraq. What lines? The lines in question are the frontiers of Iraq's neighbouring states, of course - but the phrase suggests commando derring-do in the middle of a war, not a secret invasion of various neutral states.
But I'll bet you didn't know that:
"Intelligence services are the heart and soul of a new country," said one former CIA operative who helped several post-communist countries establish new services."
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