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xiamiam

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Tue Apr 24, 2012, 01:08 PM Apr 2012

New US spy service targets China and Iran

Source: Russia Today

China and Iran are the high-priority targets for a new spy service created by the Pentagon. The Defense Clandestine Service is aimed at ramping up spying operations overseas, and suggests a shift in national threat assessment.

The plan approved by Defense Secretary Leon Panetta last week will see hundreds of case officers working alongside the CIA.

The military and civilian spy agencies will increasingly focus on similar threats.

The large military build up in China is likely to be one of the main targets for the new agency. Iran, Al-Qaeda in Africa, and North Korea’s nuclear programme are also on the priority list

more at link

http://rt.com/news/pentagon-service-clandestine-defense-817/

Read more: http://rt.com/news/pentagon-service-clandestine-defense-817/

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New US spy service targets China and Iran (Original Post) xiamiam Apr 2012 OP
It just grows like a tumor, no matter what. nt bemildred Apr 2012 #1
no matter what WE want. xiamiam Apr 2012 #2
kick xiamiam Apr 2012 #3
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