A public discussion on the future of intelligence-gathering in light of the terrorist attacks on the U.S.

The Council on Intelligence is a new organization seeking to change the predominent culture of intelligence agencies in various countries, to encourage a shift in spending from spies and satellites to analysts, analytic tools, and open sources.

For public information about the Council on Intelligence, visit our web site, www.council-on-intelligence.org

Members of this group should introduce themselves and tell of us of your interest in this topic. Help us to promote the development of a corps of analysts who are trained to find open information in many languages from many sources. The international intelligence community needs systems for fully mining business experts, academic authorities, scientific journals, government reports, burgeoning commercial databases, and the Internet. We need fewer spies and more experts who speak foreign languages, understand foreign cultures, and who know how to access open source information from local experts.