Since the attacks on our country on September 11, 2001, more people
             have become aware of the need for our government to gather intelligence
             regarding what our enemies might be planning. This need has gotten even
             more attention in recent days as it has become apparent that those who
             attacked us before may well intend to attempt it again. Gathering such
             information has always been a function of virtually every country's
             government. Most Americans think the Central Intelligence Agency, or the
             CIA, is the agency the United States uses for intelligence-gathering.
             However, several other government agencies play roles as well. Some of
             them gather a broad range of types of information while others are more
             specialized. This wide range of agencies gathering information is one
             reason some think such agencies should have a central place where all the
             different kinds of information can be analyzed.
             In addition to the CIA, the National Security Agency (NSA), the
             National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) and the National Imagery and Mapping
             agency (NIMA) all play prominent roles in intelligence-gathering
             (Richelson, 1999). In addition, however, the Department of Defense,
             Service Intelligence, The Department of State, the Drug Enforcement
             Administration, the Department of Treasury, and the Department of Energy
             Intelligence all gather information about events outside the boundaries of
             the United States that can play an important role in assessing outside
             The Department of Defense's intelligence arm is called the Defense
             Intelligence Agency (DIA), which works to provide support information for
             the Secretary of Defense and the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and by extension,
             our military (Richelson, 1999). In addition to information developed by
             people, it gathers information on missile systems, activities on space and
             medical developments (Richelson, 1999).
             Service Intelligence ex...