31.   Another official said the resistance within the intelligence agencies to that proposal would be so strong that the downsizing would never happen.

32.   Another symptom was an unlimited congressional willingness to play politics with the intelligence agencies.

33.   Any live interview with bin Laden could be intercepted by intelligence agencies, potentially revealing his whereabouts.

34.   Another problem, Ahmed said, is the difficulty in getting the several U.S. intelligence agencies to communicate openly with each other.

35.   Aristide advisers and diplomats say the web of ties between anti-democratic Haitians and U.S. intelligence agencies help to explain U.S. missteps in its Haiti policy.

36.   As Deutch begins work, an independent commission, which was headed by former Defense Secretary Les Aspin until his death Sunday, is reviewing the intelligence agencies.

37.   As Clinton began his second term, U.S. intelligence agencies were assembling a clearer picture of the threat posed by bin Laden and al-Qaida.

38.   As for the Palestinian terrorist Abu Nidal, American intelligence agencies do not know for certain where he lives, let alone where his money comes from.

39.   At a minimum, intelligence agencies should begin by adopting some of the techniques used by private industry.

40.   At some point, agents stopped thinking of Barak as a possible terrorist, and began to consider that he might work for Mossad, the Israeli intelligence agency.