Intelligence and Terrorism in The 2000s
In late 2000 Tenet, recognizing the deficiency of "big-picture" analysis of al-Qaeda, appointed a senior manager in the Counterterrorist Center to investigate "creating a strategic assessment capability". This led to the creation of the Strategic Assessments Branch in 2001.
Read more about this topic: CIA Transnational Anti-terrorism Activities
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