U.S. Intelligence Budget: $75 Billion, 200,000 Operatives. Fusion Centers to access military intel

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U.S. Intelligence Budget: $75 Billion, 200,000 Operatives. Fusion Centers to access military intel

Speaking at San Francisco's Commonwealth Club September 15, Director of National Intelligence Admiral Dennis C. Blair, disclosed that the current annual budget for the 16 agency U.S. "Intelligence Community" (IC) clocks-in at $75 billion and employs some 200,000 operatives world-wide, including private contractors.

In unveiling an unclassified version of the National Intelligence Strategy (NIS), Blair asserts he is seeking to break down "this old distinction between military and nonmilitary intelligence," stating that the "traditional fault line" separating secretive military programs from overall intelligence activities "is no longer relevant."

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1. so what else is new:

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