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Note: The following press release is an exact quote:
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http://www.cia.gov/cia/public_affairs/press_release/2005/pr11082005.html

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
8 November 2005

DNI and D/CIA Announce Establishment of the DNI Open Source Center

The Director of National Intelligence, John D. Negroponte, and the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, Porter J. Goss, today announced the creation of the DNI Open Source Center (OSC) based at CIA, effective 1 November 2005.

DCIA Porter Goss, who will administer the Center on behalf of the DNI, said, "The DNI Open Source Center represents a major strategic initiative and commitment to the value we place on openly available information."

The Center will build on the established expertise of the CIA's Foreign Broadcast Information Service (FBIS) — an organization that enjoys a long history of providing the US government highly valued open source products and services. The Center's functions will include collection, analysis and research, training, and information technology management to facilitate government-wide access and use.

The Center's director will be Douglas J. Naquin, a senior CIA manager with extensive experience in the open source and information technology fields. Mr. Naquin most recently served as the Director of FBIS. He will be assisted by two deputies: one will focus on the Center's day-to-day operations; the other will be responsible for Community Integration. The Center's director will report directly to the CIA Deputy Director in executing strategy, policy, and program guidance established by the DNI through his Assistant Deputy Director for Intelligence for Open Source.

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"Castro has Parkinson's disease, CIA has concluded"
The Miami Herald ^ | 11/15/05 | PABLO BACHELET AND FRANCES ROBLES

Posted on 11/15/2005 8:44:43 PM PST by nypokerface

ARTICLE SNIPPET: "WASHINGTON - The CIA has alerted policymakers over the potential eroding of Fidel Castro's health.

The CIA recently concluded that Cuban leader Fidel Castro suffers from Parkinson's disease and has warned U.S. policymakers to be ready for trouble if the 79-year-old ruler's health erodes over the next few years."