The Trace - Bill Gertz Intel Classified Docs

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[Brian Mosely]

25 August 2002. Thanks to Bill Gertz and Regnery.

This presents documents in Appendix A of Breakdown: How America's Intelligence Failures Led to September 11, by Bill Gertz, Regnery, Washington, D.C., published August 25, 2002.

The documents are also available in scanned multiple TIFF images:

Pages 171-195 and 207-214, transcribed below:

http://cryptome.org/trace-01.zip (32 TIFF images; 781KB)

Pages 196-206, Excerpts from letter of FBI Agent Coleen Rowley to FBI headquarters regarding the investigation of Zararias Moussaoui:

http://cryptome.org/trace-02.zip (11 TIFF images; 813KB)

See: http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,249997,00.html

Or: http://cryptome.org/trace-02.htm

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Appendix A

THE TRACE

The following pages present various documents that highlight the systemic, structural, and cultural problems within the U.S. intelligence agencies that contributed to the intelligence failures surrounding September 11. Most of the documents are classified. The publisher has agreed to withhold some material from publication at the request of the U.S. intelligence community in the interest of U.S. national security.

[Brian Mosely]

A letter from CIA director George Tenet on the CIA's "diversity management" effort.



Intelligence Community Functional
Diversity Strategic Plan
If, in the 21st Century, we are to continue to succeed in our global Mission, the men and women of US Intelligence are going to have to be smarter, bolder and more agile than ever before -- and we are going to have to become a much more diverse Intelligence Community.

This is not a matter of political correctness. Just as the business community does, we in the Intelligence Community must see Diversity as a corporate imperative -- a strategic goal. Our people are our most precious assets -- not satellites, or light tables or high speed computers. To meet the world-wide challenges of coming decades, our Community will need to attract, train and retain talented employees who have a deep understanding of other societies, cultures and languages. And we must be able to compete with private industry for the best and brightest from all across America.

I challenge each and every one of you to join me in increasing and nurturing diversity within our ranks. Each and every one of us can find ways to ensure that our Intelligence Community is a vibrant place where gifted Americans from all ethnic backgrounds and fields of expertise want to work. A Community where diversity is welcome and a variety of views is sought and heard. A Community where equal opportunities for training and advancement are afforded to all. A Community where our people are valued for the content of their characters and the quality of their work. In short, a Community that embodies American excellence, American values, and American ideals.

I consider the advancement of Diversity to be a vital part of our Strategic Plan for the Intelligence Community. By employing Diversity as a powerful tool, together we can build a workforce that is strongly equipped to deal with a 21st Century world full of challenges and opporoxities for our nation. I urge your active support of our Community's Diversity efforts.

Sincerely,

[Signature]

George J. Tenet


UNCLASSIFIED

[TheErnFormerlyKnownAsBig]

If by Diversity Tenet meant agents who could travel to ARab countries and slip into society unknown then I think he would be onto something. Unfortunately I believe he is talking about getting wheelchair bound Haitian Bisexual Hermaphrodites into non-traditional work roles.

[Paul Ross]

Bump. By George W, I think you've got it!

[Leper Messiah]

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