Our Counter-Intelligence System Is Broken

There is no question that the United States is the number one target of every potential enemy hostile intelligence service in the world. Yet, as recently exposed, there is no national-level effort to counter this threat. Our free and open society is a spy’s paradise, and actually facilitates our enemies’ penetration. Michael Waller of the Center For Security Policy stated this about our lead counter-intelligence organization: “with few exceptions, the FBI has very little to show that it has the strategy and leadership to cut off much more than low-hanging fruit.” A perfect example of this is Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s recent indictment of 12 Russian intelligence agents who are safely tucked away in Russia and will never be brought to trial.