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Kronologi over fredssagen og international politik 17. september 2007 / Timeline September 17, 2007
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09/17/2007
National Security Archive Update, September 17, 2007
The Pentagon's Counterspies: the Counterintelligence Field
Activity (CIFA)
Documents Describe Organization and Operations of Controversial
Agency and Database
Washington D.C., September 17, 2007 - Today the National Security
Archive publishes a collection of documents concerning the
organization and operations of the Pentagon's Counterintelligence
Field Activity and the TALON/CORNERSTONE database it has
maintained. As the Defense Department announced on August 21, today
that database will be terminated while work on new procedures for
reporting of threats to the Defense Department and its facilities
continues. In the interim, threat reports will be transmitted to
the FBI.
The declassified documents published today include the key
Department of Defense directive on the collection of information
about Americans, as well as documents on the organization and
missions of CIFA, an evaluation of charges of mismanagement by CIFA
executives, and examples of data collected about protest activities
as part of the Threat And Local Observation Notice (TALON)
system.
Central to the collection are documents that show the internal and
public response by the Defense Department to questions raised about
the propriety of the data base - specifically, its collection and
retention of data on political protests. Also, included is a DoD
Inspector General report on the operation of the TALON system,
identifying a number of problems in operation of the system.
09/17/2007
Private Security Company Association of Iraq reaffirms its
commitment for increased transparency and accountability
Baghdad, Iraq -The PSCAI is committed to furthering
professionalism, transparency and accountability within the private
security industry operating in Iraq. The PSCAI endeavors to
continuously reaffirm these important goals. To this end, the PSCAI
has recently redistributed the Rules for Use of Force to all member
companies. "While we stand by the professionalism of our members,
our highest priority is ensuring that the industry acts in a
responsible and professional manner. Private security company
employees are highly trained and experienced individuals operating
in a challenging environment. They are fully aware of the Rules for
Use of Force and pride themselves on abiding by those rules. PSCAI
membership is contingent on agreeing to operate under consistent
operational standards, as outlined in CPA Memorandum 17," said
Lawrence Peter, who is the Director of the PSCAI. The PSCAI will
work closely with its members, the private security industry, Iraqi
and Coalition officials in continuing its goal of furthering
transparency and accountabilty. The PSCAI is available for further
comment on the Rules for Use of Force, as well as standards and
accountability of private security contractors. More information
related to the PSCAI can be found at www.pscai.org.
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