Bush approves tough new plan to battle spies

Washington Times ^ | Tuesday, March 29, 2005 | By Bill Gertz

[JohnHuang2]

THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Nearly 80 Americans have been caught spying since 1985, and the Bush administration has launched a more aggressive anti-spying effort to better combat foreign intelligence activities, according to a new strategy report made public yesterday. The National Counterintelligence Strategy was approved March 1 by President Bush, marking the first time that the U.S. government has sought to formulate a comprehensive counterspy program, said Michelle Van Cleave, head of the office of the national counterintelligence executive, a White House-level intelligence post. The strategy calls for "specific counterintelligence policies for attacking foreign intelligence services systematically via strategic counterintelligence operations," stated the report, which was released yesterday. The new strategy "will require substantial changes in the conduct of U.S. counterintelligence," Miss Van Cleave said.

[Route101]

Thanks to Billy Clinton...many spies just strolled on in.....

[leadpenny]

Death penalties for traitors like Walker, Ames, Hanssen and others, would have sent a more powerful message.

[kingsurfer]

ping

I think Walker got away with 15 years. That is just mad.
At least Hanssen got life.

[leadpenny]

As did Ames. I'm sure the death penalty is still on the books. I just don't understand why it hasn't been used in recent years. Hanssen got at least a dozen of our agents killed in Russia.

[rambo316]

Hey John, they forgot to mention former CIA head John Deutch who brought home secret files and downloaded them on his personal computer. That should have been treated as espionage. And how about Sandy Bergerstuffing his pants with National Security info?

[leadpenny]

"Bergerstuffing"

I like that word.

[shamusotoole]

Walker got life.

[bmwcyle]

I hope they start with the Washington elite and Congress.