Close FBI, CIA Links Raise Spy Fears
President Bush’s new counterterror analysis center will mark the closest-ever working relationship between the FBI and CIA, a disconcerting prospect among some civil liberties groups and legal experts who worry that innocent Americans could be spied upon. FBI Director Robert Mueller said the Terrorist Threat Integration Center will analyze foreign and domestic intelligence and also, in some cases, decide which intelligence should be collected at home and abroad. The center’s analysts will report to CIA Director George Tenet, the chief of the nation’s intelligence services. Full Story