CIA Undertakes a Very Public Experiment in Pay and Performance
The CIA will conduct an experiment next year aimed at linking pay to job
performance -- a project that could serve as a model for a government-wide
overhaul of federal pay.....( Washington Post, 19 Dec 02)
CIA Establishing Spy Centers in Islamic Countries
...According to the report, offices called American Cultural Centers, which
are libraries and English language institutes on the surface but are
actually espionage centers run by Washington, have been opened in areas
under the jurisdiction of the Palestinian Authority.....( Tehran Times, 19
Dec 02)
'Spy file' target seeks scrutiny of cops
Among the 20 pages that detail his height, weight and profession, Glenn
Morris found something alarming in his Denver police "spy file": a report
that the department knew of a plot to kill him.....( Denver Post, 19 Dec 02)
Spy files oversight debated.....( Rocky Mountain News, 19 Dec 02)
Theodore Shackley
For the second time this year, conspiracy theorists have lost one of their
favourite CIA targets. Ted Shackley, once in charge of the organisation's
clandestine operations, has died at the age of 75. In the international
demonology of espionage, he figured second only to General Vernon Walters,
America's ubiquitous spy-for-all-seasons.....( Guardian Unlimited, 18 Dec 02)
Wanted: A Master Spy
To help thwart another Al Qaeda attack, a House-Senate panel looking into
intelligence lapses pre-Sept. 11 has recommended setting up one
cabinet-level director of intelligence.....( Christian Science Monitor, 18
Dec 02)
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