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Commission on the Terrorist Attacks Upon theUnited States

Team #2

Intelligence Collection, Analysis, Management,Oversight and Resources

Team M embers: Kev in Scheid

Gordon LedermanBruce Berkowitz

Tab #1: Key Questions

Tab #2: Briefing Plan for Commissioners

Tab #3: Categories of Documents

Tab #4: Interviews



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Team #2: Intelligence Collection, An alysis, M anagem ent, Ov ersight

and Resources

Key Questions of the Investigation

Intelligence Collection (1985 to 2003): Was there an effective intelligence collection

strategyfor global terrorism?

1. How did global terrorism rank among competing collection priorities and who

identified these priorities?

2. What was the Intelligence Com m unity 's collection strategy for counterterrorism?

Who had responsibility and authority for the strategy? W as this strategy approved

by the DCI an d when? How and when was it reviewed for its effectiveness?

3. What was the role of the NSC Deputies an d Principals' com mittees, the Secretaryof State, the Secretary of Defense, and the DCI in reviewing an d approving this

strategy?

4 . Given that th e Com mu nity's large technical intelligen ce agencies reside within

the Department of Defense, wh at steps did the Secretary of Defense take to ensure

that collection was appropriately focused on the priorities identified by the DCI,particularlycounterterrorism?

5. How did the IC's H U M I N T , SIGINT, IMINT and Open Source collectorsimplem ent the counterterrorism collection strategy? How were these

implementation strategies for each discipline managed and who was accountablefo r their execution? W hich collection assets hav e proven effective?

6. How and when was collection focu sed on al Qaeda? W hat specific intelligencetriggered the establishment of the Usama bin Laden (UBL) Task Force at CIA in

1996? How did this improve collection on this target? What was the collection

strategy on UBL?

7. How was the IC's collection strategy coordinated with non-IC departments an d

agencies, including the Department of State, Treasury, an d Justice? W here were

the rules for information sharing? How were problems with info sharingaddressed, resolved? Who was responsible for fixing problems? How often did

the DCI meet with the Attorney General and Director of the FBI to discuss these

issues?

8. How did events such as military action in the Balkans, Northern and Southern

Watch in Iraq, Rwanda, the Middle East, and peacekeeping missions worldwideimpact the IC's collection strategy against global terrorism?

Intelligence Analysis (1985 to 2003): Was there an effective intelligence analysis

strategy for global terrorism?

1. How did global terrorism rank among competing analytic topics and who made

these decisions?

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2 . W h a t has been the I n t e l l i g en c e C o m m u n i t y ' s o v e r a l l analyt ic approach d u r i n g the

per iod to i den t i fy an d ana lyze g loba l t e r ro r i s t organ izat ions and i n d i v i d u a l

ter ror is ts? Ho w was " red t eam ing" em p lo y ed . " Wha t was the ro le of the

N at i o na l I n te l l i gence C o u n c i l and the Nat iona l I n te l l i gence Es t ima te p ro ce s s?

3. W h e n w as al Qaeda i den t i f i ed as an ana ly t i c p r io r i ty and how was this

in t e l l igence provided to po l i cy make r s? W hy were o n ly th ree ana lys t s ass igne d to

al Qaeda in the Counterterrorism Center prior to 9-11 ? What impact did theD C F s dec larat ion of "war" on a l Qaeda have on analyt ic resourc es?

4. Acco rd i ng to Executive Order 12333, th e D C I has exp l i c i t author i ty to r ece ive

"...all i n fo rmat ion r e l evant to the nat iona l in te l l i gence needs of the Un i ted Sta tes ,

[and the heads of departmen ts and agencies] shal l g ive d ue considerat ion to the

requests of the Director of Cent ra l In te l l i gence for appropr iate support fo r

In te l l igence Co m m u n i ty a c ti v i ti e s ." Wha t i n f o rma t i o n did the DCI r eques t f rom

the Depar tment of Jus t i ce , th e FBI, th e Federal A via t ion A dmin i s t r a t i o n , th e

Department of Treasury, the Secret Service, etc. regarding terrorist activities

against th e Un ited States? W as this i n fo rmat ion provided and how was i t used in

th e ana lys i s of the I n te l li g e n c e C o m m u n i t y ?

5. One of the DCI's bas i c r espons ib i l i t i e s is to warn o f attack upo n th e Uni ted

States. How was this responsibil i ty interpreted regarding to terrorist attacks an dhow w as warn in g per fo rm ed pr io r to September 2 001? Wh ich sen io r gov ernm ent

of f ic ia ls pr io r to 9-11 r ec e i ved wa rn i ng i n t e l li g ence? Whi c h r e c e ived wa rn i ng

in t e l l igence after 9-11?

6. What response to ter ror ism warning w as discussed, understood an d exercised by

th e I n t e ll i g ence Co m m u n i ty ?

7. Giv en that the DCI's Coun ter Ter ro r ism Center (CTC) w as in tended to be the

focal po in t of al l counter ter ror ism analysis, how has organizat ional placement of

the Center in the Directorate of Operations impacted its ability to perform

strategic analysis of g lobal terror ism? How ef fec t ive has the Center been at

coordinating intell igence across the 1C and throughout the government?

8. Did the CT C get the information it needed f rom across the go ve rnmen t to

effect ively analyze the potential terrorist threats to the United States and how did

it use this information?

Intelligence Management (1985 to 2003): Who has the responsibility, authority and

accountability for the collection, analysis and warning of global terrorist threats in

the government?

1. Counterterrorism was one of 13 "Tier One" priorities identif ied by PresidentClinton in 1995 that required specific intelligence collection efforts. How did the

1C implement this direction f rom the President?

2. What has been the role of the National Secur i ty Advisor in overseeing that the

strategic intel l igenc e provided to the President was focu sed on the highest

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p r i o r i t i e s ? W hat r o le d id he / she p l ay in r e v i e w i n g an d a c t in g u p o n

coun te r t e r ro r i sm in te l l igence an d w a r n i n g o f a t t ack?

3. W h a t are the r espe c t ive ro les of the Secre ta ry o f D e f e n s e , th e Secretary o f Sta te ,

an d t h e D CI r eg a r d i ng to c o u n t e r te r r o r is m i n t e l li g e n c e ? How has the b i fu rca ted

nature of the In t e ll ig ence Co m m uni t y ' s cha i n o f c o m m a n d affected it s

management o f counte r t e r ro r i sm?

4 . How of ten did the NSC Deput i es Commi t t ee and/or Pr inc ipa l s ' Commi t t eesrev i ew an d update PDD-35 an d w ha t p o l i cy o r m a n a g e m e n t r e c o m m e n d a t io n s d id

they make to the Di r ec to r o f Cent ra l In t e l li gence in h is m anage me nt o f cou nte r

t e r ro r i sm inte l l i gence e f fo r t s?

5 . W ha t w e r e th e co nc lu s i o ns of the DCI's "Hard Target" s tudy o n t e r ro r i sm? W hop e r fo rmed t he s t udy? W ho w as r e sp o ns ib l e f o r imp l eme n t i ng i ts

r ecomm endat ions and t ak ing spec i fi c ac tion? What fo l low -up w as pe r fo rmed?

6 . W hat were the r espec t ive l eader sh ip ro les o f the DCI, DDC I , D D C I fo r

C o m m u n i t y Man agem ent , the Ass i s t an t DCI fo r Col lec t ion , and the Ass i s t an t DCI

fo r Ana lys i s an d Product ion in the c o n d u c t of the In t e l l i g ence Co mmuni t y ' s

co un t e r te r r o r ism p r o g r ams and i n manag e me n t ? H o w w e r e t he i r manag em en td i r ect io n i mp l eme n t ed and r ev i ew ed? W ha t w e r e the i r r e co mm enda t i o ns du r i n g

this per iod and how w er e t hey i mp l em en t ed?

7 . How w as the man agem ent o f t e r ro r i sm in t e l l igen ce c h a nge d / im pr ove d after th e

Wor ld Trade Cente r bombing in 1993? Afte r the FBI a r r est s o f e igh t ind iv id uals

t h rea t en ing t o a t tack N ew Y o r k landm ar ks? The bo mb i ng o f Kho ba r To w e r s?

The UBL cal l fo r j ihad aga ins t the US? The Nai rob i and Dar es Salaam embassy

b o m b i n g s ? And the ev en t s o f Sep tember 2001 ?

Intelligence Oversight (1985 to 2003): How did congressional oversight affect the

Executive Branch's ability to conduct effective counterterrorism programs?

1. What pr ior i ty did the Congress ional leadership g ive to counter ter ror ism effor ts ofthe g o v e r nmen t ?

2. What pr ior i ty did the s ix congressional oversight committees give to counter

terrorism activit ies of the Intel l igence Communi ty? H o w w as this pr ior i ty

manifested in program direct ion in their repor t language (and classi f ied annexes)

and in thei r budget marks?

3. How ef fec t ive were th e House an d Senate Intel l igen ce Commi t t ee s in overseeing

U S Intelligence from 1985 to 2001, particularly in regards to counter ter ror ism?

4. What f ind ings and recomm endat ions resul ted from congressional invest igat ionsinto the Intell igence Co mm uni ty 's counter ter ror ism effor ts pr ior to the Jo in t

Inquiry invest igat ion? H o w were these r ecommendat ions implemented? What

specific direction w as given to the DCI, the DDCI, th e DDCI fo r Co mmuni t y

Management , th e CIA's Deputy Director o f Operat ions and the director of theCTC?

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5. How did the I n t e l l i g e nc e C o m m u n i t y keep Co ngress aware of the threats to the

U n i t e d States from t e r r o r i s m ,and how d id C on g r e ss r e s p on d? H o w w as w a r n i n g

i n t e l l i g e nc e provided to the Speaker of the H o u s e and the Major i ty Leader of the

Senate an d w h a t a c t i on s resu l ted?

Intelligence Resources (1985 to 2003): Did the Intelligence Community have

sufficient resources to conduct effective counter terrorism activities?1. Is there an effect ive budget process within th e I n te l l i gence Communi ty to ensure

that resources are a l located to the hig hest pr ior i t ies ident if ied by the P residen t , the

NSC , the DCI and the Secre tary of Defense?

2. W h a t has been th e analy t ic basis for reques t ing in te l l igenc e f u nd i ng for

counterterrorism ac t iv it i e s in the in te l li gence co m m un i ty from 1985 to 2003?

H ow have counter terror ism programs been examined and audi ted for their

effect iveness over the pe riod? W hat adjus tmen ts have been m ade to improve

t h e m ?

3. W h a t efforts have been m ade by the DCI an d SecDef to prope r ly balance

resources across th e I n t e l l i g e n c e C om m un i t y to place al ign resources for thegreatest impac t , par t icular ly af ter the DC I had declared way on al Qaeda in 1998?

4. Ho w have in te l l igen ce bu dg et requests for co un ter terror ism been scrut in ized by

th e Office of M a n a g e m e n t an d B u d g e t ? W h a t has been th e i m p a c t of th i s sc ru t iny

on the program s? W hat are the roles of other Execu t ive Off ice of the President

oversight en t i t ies?

5. How has cou n te r t e rror i sm f u nd i ng changed and why ? How have CT resources

been invested in hu m an source col lect ion? Signals col lect ion ? Imagery

collection? Open source collection? CT analysis?

6. Did the re levant House and Senate Authorizat ions an d Appropriat ions

Commit tees uphold th e President's request fo r counter terror ism funding? If not ,

w h y ? Did the Congress ad d f u n d i n g to the President's request fo r resources? If

so , w h y ?

7. Why did the In te l l igence Community receive supplemental fund ing fo r

counterterrorism efforts and no t request these funds through th e normal budget

process?

8. Have resources requested by the Intelligence C om m un i t y fo r counterterrorism

activities been denied? I f so, why and by which oversight ent i ty?

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