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In a significant development, thousands of Lebanese citizens have reached out to Israeli security forces to provide critical information on Hezbollah's senior leadership and hidden infrastructure. The Israeli security establishment has revealed that a massive wave of cooperation from Lebanese civilians has directly led to some of the most significant military achievements in the current war. Following a psychological operations campaign by Unit 504, which involved dropping thousands of flyers across Lebanon, over a thousand local residents have come forward with actionable intelligence. This influx of data has provided the Intelligence Directorate with the precise locations of high ranking officials...

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The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a previous order of the House, the gentleman from California (Mr . Hunter is recognized for 5 minutes. Mr . HUNTER . Mr. Speaker, it is important, obviously, to have what is called human intelligence. That is, when a group of terrorists are planning to bomb an embassy or do something else that takes life and property, it is good to know ahead of time what is going to happen, because this is not a big military operation where, by national technical means, that means by satellite overheads and other things, we can see large...

WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 - Representative Porter J. Goss of Florida said on Tuesday that rebuilding the Central Intelligence Agency would take more than five years and that American spies needed to be encouraged to take more risks. Before the Senate Intelligence Committee, Mr. Goss, nominated by President Bush to be the director of central intelligence, offered what he called a candid view of the intelligence agencies. He said that if confirmed as director, he would practice "tough love" in leading agencies that he portrayed as standing at 3 on a scale of 10 in terms of capabilities. Mr. Goss's bleak...

If this or the next administration heeds the advice of the 9/11 Commission, we'll see an intelligence czar in the president's cabinet. While this may do no harm — as long as it doesn't further stifle dissenting opinions — it's like trying to save the horse-and-buggy trade by adding another boss to the livery stable.