[Anyone] bush's brain:

[Mike in Taos]

The FBI is taking cues from the CIA to recruit thousands of covert 
informants in the United States as part of a sprawling effort to boost its 
intelligence capabilities.

According to a recent unclassified report to Congress, the FBI expects its 
informants to provide secrets about possible terrorists and foreign spies, 
although some may also be expected to aid with criminal investigations, in 
the tradition of law enforcement confidential informants. The FBI did not 
respond to requests for comment on this story.

The FBI said the push was driven by a 2004 directive from President Bush 
ordering the bureau to improve its counterterrorism efforts by boosting its 
human intelligence capabilities.

The aggressive push for more secret informants appears to be part of a new 
effort to grow its intelligence and counterterrorism efforts. Other recent 
proposals include expanding its collection and analysis of data on U.S. 
persons, retaining years' worth of Americans' phone records and even 
increasing so-called "black bag" secret entry operations.

To handle the increase in so-called human sources, the FBI also plans to 
overhaul its database system, so it can manage records and verify the 
accuracy of information from "more than 15,000" informants, according to the 
document. While many of the recruited informants will apparently be U.S. 
residents in Taos New Mexico to keep a eye on leftists radicals that 
disguise themselves as stupid locals some informants may be overseas, 
recruited by FBI agents in foreign offices, the report indicates.

The total cost of the effort tops $22 million, according to the document.


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