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Intelligence Community Doubts Iraqi Leadership

Big insurgent offensive may be in the works

(Newser) - A National Intelligence Estimate released today reveals that the US intelligence community doubts Iraqi PM Nouri al-Maliki has the ability to lead the country effectively, CNN reports. Coming one day after President Bush defended Maliki in a speech, the report by US intelligence agencies also expresses worry over a possible...

Secret Ruling: Fed Wiretap Plan Illegal

Judge halted key overseas eavesdropping months ago

(Newser) - In a secret decision earlier this year a federal intelligence court judge ruled that a key element of the White House's massive wiretapping program was illegal, the Washington Post reports. The decision blocked NSA information collection from a large number of phone calls and emails that pass through two locations...

US, Iran Split Over Terrorist Group
US, Iran Split Over Terrorist Group
Jun 25, 2007 3:54 PM CDT

US, Iran Split Over Terrorist Group

As talks loom, Iran seethes over US-sponsored group

(Newser) - As the US and Iran inch toward the table, a sticky wicket could be the US relationship with the Mujahedin e-Khalq, a paramilitary group that militantly opposes the Tehran government. The US, meanwhile, shelters the MEK in a base on the Iraq-Iran border that has become the organization's operations center.

How Firstborns Get Smarter
How Firstborns Get Smarter
Jun 24, 2007 9:58 PM CDT

How Firstborns Get Smarter

Family dynamics include labeling the oldest child as the 'responsible one'

(Newser) - In the wake of the study released last week on intelligence and birth order, parents and social scientists are scrambling to explain why firstborns score an average of three IQ points over subsequent children. Theories range from the role older children play as tutors to younger sibs to the notion...

Oldest Kids Take Lead in Sibling Rivalry

Firstborns have higher IQs than little brothers and sisters

(Newser) - Big siblings have long suspected it, and now science backs them up: Oldest children have slightly higher IQs than younger kids. Family dynamics, not biological factors, account for the 3-point discrepancy, which holds up for children who become the oldest after the firstborn dies. That tiny gap may mean the...

US Intelligence In Private Hands
US Intelligence In Private Hands
May 31, 2007 8:00 AM CDT

US Intelligence In Private Hands

Billions a year spent on private intel contracts—but where's the money going?

(Newser) - Since 9/11, the US government has been upping spending on private intelligence contractors, doling out cash that is often classified and impossible to trace, Salon reports. 70% of all classified intelligence spending goes into private hands, making waste and corruption serious concerns.

Pentagon Woos Tech Startups
Pentagon Woos Tech Startups
May 7, 2007 11:38 AM CDT

Pentagon Woos Tech Startups

Venture capital firms play matchmaker in Defense search for new technologies

(Newser) - Infant tech companies are fast becoming a tributary in the pipeline between the Pentagon and big contractors, the Times reports. And in a new, official initiative, Defense is tasking venture capitalists to harvest ideas and technologies from the fast-moving tech startups they monitor, and small companies are winning coveted contracts.

Tenet Earns Big Bucks off War Profiteers

Former CIA chief finds a pot of gold in the center of the storm

(Newser) - Former CIA boss George Tenet has made a killing off companies profiting in Iraq, Salon reports—one fact undisclosed in his recent tell-all screed. Besides a reported $4 mil advance for the book, Tenet used his spook cred to win spots on corporate boards in a national security industry he...

Calling All Spies
Calling All Spies
May 2, 2007 5:12 PM CDT

Calling All Spies

Culture clash, generation gap force intelligence agencies to play catch-up

(Newser) - The CIA, NSA, and other intelligence agencies face a crisis of human capital as they struggle to close the chasm between recently recruited agents and supervisors quickly approaching retirement, Government Executive magazine reports. The spy world is scrambling to keep up with the 21st century's touchy-feely corporate culture, creating more...

The Rich Get Dumber
The Rich Get Dumber
Apr 4, 2007 12:24 PM CDT

The Rich Get Dumber

(Newser) - The more powerful you become, the more oblivious you get, Richard Conniff argues in today's Times, as he takes a gander at explaining a recent spate of high-profile celebrity mishaps ($1.5 million totalled Ferrari, anyone?). Connif points to research at Berkeley that suggests power brings "disinhibition"—more...

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