The Pentagon's new emphasis on intelligence gathering overseas has led to a major expansion of espionage operations and a more prominent role for intelligence officers in military decision making and war planning. "The volume of these smaller-scale clandestine activities has expanded dramatically." (Unlike covert operations, clandestine missions are not intended to influence the internal dynamics of another nation.) [ "Oops! Do I do that?" ] "This is a turf battle." "DIA is now engaged in doing far grander things." "It's happening all over the Islamic world." It's a free-market economy! What could be wrong with that? Pentagon Increases Its Spying Markedly | 
