History shows that faulty intelligence is dangerous. And that valid intelligence, unheeded, is worse.
Tim Weiner
Tim Weiner has reported on national security for the New York Times and won the National Book Award for "Legacy of Ashes: The History of the CIA."
President Barack Obama has replaced the No. 2 man at the Central Intelligence Agency -- a tough-minded counterterrorist -- with a lawyerly woman who wants to dial back the lethal and illegal operations of American intelligence.
