SUBJECT: NATIONAL SECURITY

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The tensions between the political world and the secretive world of intelligence reside in perception and influence.  The whole purpose of secrecy is non-disclosure of the activity.  That, in and of itself, is not enough to lend to a negative perception.  What does reinforce a negative perception is the fact that compromised secret intelligence operations make the news while successful operations do not [or should not].  As for influence, I am not talking about the petty partisan complaints individuals in Congress may express about declaring the right to know or not having a role in the decision process. The true negative influence factor comes from the fact that secretive intelligence collection is conducted against foreign entities which then can sometimes infringe on the sovereign rights of other states if discovered.  By this, the claim can be make that the U.S. loses influence when and activity is compromised and becomes known. 

            These two friction points place secrecy at odds with politics.  However, Sarkesian, Williams, and Cimbala made a good point when referring to the Intelligence Authorization Act of 1991 and how Congress and the executive worked to make adjustments to intelligence oversight (2013, p. 180).  To that point, if politics is not happy with the perception of secrecy, a new Intelligence Authorization Act has been passed into Public Law every year since 1979, 2006 to 2009 notwithstanding (Senate, website).  To the politicians, there is always next year.

            The second matter of negative influence on international relations, on the other hand, is a serious condition that cannot be ignored.  Individuals at all levels must be held accountable.  It cannot be guaranteed the from time to time a secretive intelligence operation will be discovered by accident or on purpose by the other side.  That is acceptable risk.  Operations without proper oversight on the other hand cannot be allowed to happen. Even more detrimental is discovery from the insider threat. When was the last time in this country someone was actually convicted of treason and the sentence carried out?  When was the last time a bureaucrat was prosecuted for leaking state secrets?

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 Sarkesian, S. C., Williams, J. A., & Cimbala, S. J.  (2008).  US national security: 

policymakers, processes, and politics. (5^th edition)  Boulder and London.  Lynne Rienner.

 U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence.  (2017).  Website for Public Laws,

Intelligence Authorization Act [by year].  Retrieved from

https://www.intelligence.senate.gov/laws/public-laws?keys=&cnum=All

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