Three Things I did not Know about the US Intelligence Community

There were more than three things I didn't know about US intelligence, not the least of which was the existance of the actual department of ODNI. While I had heard of John Negroponte I never realized he was actually part of an established agency. I was also unaware that there was such a great unifying force within the new (post 911) US intelligence community. I had heard about some of these things but typically scoffed at them as being some new way for the "Man" to tap my phone calls or try to find out where I'm hiding my weed. I was not aware of how active DNI has been and how many potential threats it has intercepted since its establishment. I hate to say it, but I think the new interconnectedness of the various intelligence agencies under one unifying organization may just be an actual contribution of the Shrub presidency. (Not that W. had anything to do with it aside from saying, "Yeah, that sounds like a good idear, boys.")