"Sources: FBI Conducting Operations Abroad"

[cyberpj]

WASHINGTON (AP) - The FBI is conducting intelligence operations abroad without notifying colleagues at the CIA and State Department, current and former government officials say.

Intelligence veterans say coordination is crucial, ensuring that the ambassador and CIA station chief in a given country can organize U.S. government activities and prevent diplomatic blunders or conflicting intelligence missions.

FBI officials acknowledge there have been some instances when agents failed to notify the CIA about their activities, but consider the cases anomalies. Intelligence officials see the communication problems as potentially significant.

http://apnews.myway.com/article/20050215/D8893HO01.html

AND THIS SHOULD BE INTERESTING - Hope it's on CSPAN -

CIA Director Porter Goss and FBI Director Robert Mueller are expected to face questions on a number of issues Wednesday when they discuss global threats against the United States before the Senate Intelligence Committee.

[dxdem]

1. For those interested:

I checked CSPAN and it will be on at 1000 (a.m.), 02/16, on C-SPAN3. For anybody who doesn't have cable or CSPAN3, you can get a live feed from C-SPANs homepage. I'm definately going to watch it. Gives me a reason to finish setting up this snazzy new entertainment system I just got from BOSE.

[cyberpj]

3. I saw that - but I sometimes wonder why they pick CSPAN3

for some of the most interesting and controversial items - you know, the ones that would actually be interesting to people! Most people don't get CSPAN3. (Guess I just answered my own question.)

"CIA Director Porter Goss and FBI Director Robert Mueller are expected to face questions on a number of issues Wednesday when they discuss global threats against the United States before the Senate Intelligence Committee."

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

2. It's only fair.

The CIA has been operating within the States for decades.