Thursday, October 21, 2004

Intelligence expectations 'unrealistic' / [Australia] The Age, 20 Oct 2004

http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2004/10/20/1097951750713.html?oneclick=true
"Intelligence agencies faced unrealistic community expectations because of heightened fears of terrorism, Australian Federal Police Commissioner Mick Keelty said on Wednesday.
Mr Keelty told the two-day Australian Institute of Professional Intelligence Officers conference in Melbourne that there was an onerous expectation that intelligence on terrorism and organised crime would always prevent incidents such as the Bali bombing.
'While both the intelligence and law enforcement communities want to be able to live up to the heightened expectations created by the security environment, I think there also need to be a realistic understanding of the limitations of the environment in which we operate,' Mr Keelty said."