Skeptic Project

Washington Post exposes US 'intelligence flaws'

The US secret intelligence gathering systems have grown so much since 9/11 that no-one knows their exact cost, nor size, the Washington Post reports.

The newspaper says the system is now so massive and unwieldy that it is impossible to determine its effectiveness in keeping the US safe.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-10681861

According to the Washington Post:

* Nearly 2,000 private companies and 1,270 government agencies are involved in counter-terror work at 10,000 locations across the country
* Some 854,000 US citizens have the highest level of security clearance
* A fifth of the US government's anti-terror organisations have been created since the September 2001 attacks
* More than 250 security bodies have been created or restructured since 9/11
* More than 30 complexes with 17m sq ft of space (1.6m sq m) have been built for top-secret intelligence work in the Washington area since the attacks
* Various agencies publish so many reports that they are often ignored by officials

Fail. With that many people having the highest level of security clearance, I don't think there could be a conspiracy even if someone wanted to have a conspiracy.

On the other hand, with 854,000 Americans having the highest level of security clearance, we have a new point to throw at Truthers.

How would you keep 854,000 different people from Twittering that they found the smoking gun to 911 being an inside jobbyjob?