In Search of Intelligent Intelligence

Not a big surprise that the review of America's intel ops before the Iraq war finds big flaws. The report's phrase "dead wrong" is apt but jarring considering the lives lost in the ongoing operation.

The panel's proposal that a point-person under the new director of national intelligence be responsible for information sharing "in order to break down cultural and policy barriers" is a testament to just how far we still have to go. There should be no turf-war barriers at this late date.