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Maybe don’t state it? It’s their job to do something about it, not create diffuse bogeymen for ideologues to play with. What does telling us about a drop in an
by IntronExon 9y ago
Maybe don’t state it? It’s their job to do something about it, not create diffuse bogeymen for ideologues to play with. What does telling us about a drop in an ocean do for us other than sow suspicion? Unless the danger is real and present, requiring public wariness and intervention, keep intelligence matters within the intelligence community.
Edit: That article describes educational institutions run by the Chinese government, rather than the infiltration of US institutions. These strike me as very different topics, especially since one is overt and the other covert.
- nyolfen 9y agothe fbi is law enforcement. behaving as secret police is not a positive alternative.
- IntronExon 9y agoThe FBI’s remit includes domestic counterintelligence.
- walshemj 9y agoit probley wound be better if the usa split the FBI in two 1 A federal police force (with reduced surveillance powers) which would take over the BATF and the currency and uniformed part of the secret service. 2 A separate contra espionage organisation similar to MI5
- Analemma_ 9y agoOh god, don't give them any ideas. We already have an alphabet soup of intelligence agencies (the IC consists of 16 at the moment), don't make it worse.
- walshemj 9y agoI was suggesting that you reduce the number by merging all the policeing type orgs into one FBI, BATF, TSA,DEA etc and merge all of the domestic contra espionage into a new MI5 analog
- Analemma_ 9y ago> Maybe don’t state it? It’s their job to do something about it, You're presenting a curious case here. You want the intelligence community to respond to threats from state actors, but without ever telling the public that's what they're doing? There are two problems with this: 1. Government transparency - I want to know what the FBI is up to. You are advocating more opacity in their operations, for uncertain gain. 2. What if "doing something about it" requires cooperation from the public? The specific issues under discussion is the Confucius Institutes being established at various universities, but these are not illegal and the FBI has no power to get rid of them, nor do I want them to have that power. All they can do is point out the threat and leave the ultimate decision to the university administrators.
- IntronExon 9y ago1. We’re not actually learning about what the FBI is up to, just a vague and unhelpful warning of infiltration. 2. The issue of infiltrating US institutions seems separate from overtly running ChiCom schools on US soil.