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 United Kingdom: Butler Report
emphasised the unique nature of the threat from Usama bin Laden: 5 The JIC was a year later to comment that the word ‘groups’ can be misleading in the context of Islamist extremist terrorists. “There are established groups in different countries, usually...
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emphasised the unique nature of the threat from Usama bin Laden: 5 The JIC was a year later to comment that the word ‘groups’ can be misleading in the context of Islamist extremist terrorists. “There are established groups in different countries, usually working to a national agenda, but the networks associated with UBL are changeable ad hoc groupings of individuals who share his agenda, and who may come together only for a particular operation. Nevertheless, ‘groups’ is used as a short form for want of another
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http://www.archive2.official-documents.co.uk/document/deps/hc/hc898/898.pdf#page=25
www.archive2.official-documents.co.uk/document/deps/hc/hc898/898.pdf#page...
examined, from the most secret sources through confidential diplomatic reports to openly published data. Intelligence cannot be checked too often. Corroboration is always important but seldom simple, particularly <span class="highlight">in</span> the case <span class="highlight">of</span> intelligence on ‘hard targets’9 such as nuclear, biological or chemical weapons programmes or proliferation <span class="highlight">networks</span>. The simple fact <span class="highlight">of</span> having apparently coincident reports from multiple types <span class="highlight">of</span> intelligence sources is not <span class="highlight">in</span> itself enough. Although reports from different sources may say
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http://www.archive2.official-documents.co.uk/document/deps/hc/hc898/898.pdf#page=47
www.archive2.official-documents.co.uk/document/deps/hc/hc898/898.pdf#page...
emphasised the unique nature <span class="highlight">of</span> the threat from Usama bin Laden: 5 The JIC was a year later to comment that the word ‘groups’ can be misleading <span class="highlight">in</span> the context <span class="highlight">of</span> Islamist extremist terrorists. “There are established groups <span class="highlight">in</span> different countries, usually working to a national agenda, but the <span class="highlight">networks</span> associated with UBL are changeable <span class="highlight">ad</span> <span class="highlight">hoc</span> groupings <span class="highlight">of</span> individuals who share his agenda, and who may come together only for a particular operation. Nevertheless, ‘groups’ is used as a short form for want <span class="highlight">of</span> another
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