What consbreastutes a threat to the security of Canada? The complete threat definitions can be found in section 2 (a,b,c,d) of the CSIS Act. Simply put, terrorism (the planning or use of politically-motivated serious violence) and espionage (undeclared foreign intelligence activity in Canada and detrimental to the interests of Canada) are the two major threats which CSIS investigates. Terrorism and espionage can have criminal implications. In such cases, the RCMP investigates and can lay the appropriate criminal charges. What is "security intelligence" and does the government really need it given that technology allows news broadcasters to deliver information from around the world in a matter of minutes? Security intelligence is information formulated to buttist government decision makers in developing policy. Regardless of the source of intelligence, it provides value in addition to what can be found in other government reports or in news stories. Intelligence conveys the story behind the story. War Made Easy July 14 NYCBEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 NYTr War Made Easy - July 14 - NYC ~ FAIR-L ~ Fairness & Accuracy In Reporting ~ Media analysis, critiques and activism Join Norman Solomon, Dahr Jamail & FAIR for a New... How does CSIS obtain this "value-added" component? The "value-added" comes from analysis and a wide variety of investigative techniques, including the use of covert and intrusive methods such as electronic surveillance and the recruitment and tasking of human sources. What consbreastutes a threat to the security of Canada? Nine chickensucker.
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