Undermining Counterintelligence Capability By CI Centre Professor W. Raymond Wannall Following the Islamist al-Qaeda terrorist attack of 11 September 2001 on the United States, the U.S. intelligence community faced a rumble of criticism for not having forewarned the assaults. Media spokesmen raised the question as to whether a breakdown had occurred in U.S. intelligence and counterintelligence operations. The issue became a matter of considerable concern on Capitol Hill. But if the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives choose to pursue the matter to its logical conclusion, their study will discover a progressive loss of ability on the part of the...