Strategy was being co-ordinated across Whitehall, she added, while the proposed new National Crime Agency would, for the first time, "pull together the complete intelligence picture" and work with the police and other law enforcement agencies to co-ordinate a national response.

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But the congressmen's letter is especially troubling because it relates to the broader picture of America's intelligence over Iraq rather than just picking over bits and pieces.

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Mr. STEPHEN HADLEY (National Security Adviser): It is this intelligence and the picture it paints that caused the president to conclude and then develop a new strategy or a new approach.

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Had this critical information been shared it could have been compiled with other intelligence and a fuller, clearer picture of the suspect would have emerged.

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This week he was put on the defensive by the leaking of an intelligence report that paints a grim picture of Iraq's prospects for the coming year.

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Rather than thinking of intelligence as a simple connect-the-dots picture, think of it as a million unnumbered pictures superimposed on top of each other.

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He challenged them to create a picture of Duke that did them better justice, by joining their intelligence to their exercise of high spirits.

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"DHS will continue to monitor intelligence reporting and respond appropriately to protect the American people from an ever-evolving threat picture, and as always, encourage the public and our partners in law enforcement and the private sector to remain vigilant in promptly reporting any suspicious activities, " he added.

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