http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-08/09/content_4942372.htm
U.S. anti-terror efforts remain uncoordinated
www.chinaview.cn 2006-08-09 23:50:57
WASHINGTON, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) -- Five years after the start of an
unprecedented reorganization of the U.S. intelligence community, the
country's anti-terror efforts remain largely uncoordinated, The Washington
Post reported Wednesday.
The counter-terrorism infrastructure has become so immense and unwieldy
that even some insiders have trouble in understanding how it works or how
much safer it has made the country, according to the report.
Although the country has spent 430 billion U.S. dollars so far on
overseas military and anti-terror operations, and established a number of
new anti-terror institutions, critics say that after nearly five years, the
fight against terrorism often seems like a chaotic work in progress.
Continuity and coherence have been undercut by rapid turnover among top
officials, particularly in the institutions responsible for domestic
security and preparedness.
For example, the FBI's sixth counter-terrorism chief since 2001 tendered
his resignation in April after 10 months on the job.
Many with government training and security clearances resign or retire,
only to sign on at far higher salaries with the burgeoning private-sector
security industry.
To address the problem, the National Counter terrorism Center has
recently presented U.S. President George W. Bush a 160-page plan that
aspires to achieve what has eluded his administration in the five years
since the September 11 terror attacks: bringing order and direction to the
fight against terrorism.
For the first time, the classified National Implementation Plan sets
government-wide goals and assigns responsibility to achieve them to specific
departments and agencies. Enditem
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