NATO Official Blasts U.S. Spy Work In Afghanistan

Eight years into the war in Afghanistan, the U.S. intelligence community is only "marginally relevant" to the overall mission, focusing too much on the enemy and not enough on civilian life, according to NATO's top intelligence official.

The stinging assessment from U.S. Maj. Gen. Michael Flynn orders changes to address these shortcomings. His 26-page report was published Monday by the Center for a New American Security think tank in Washington - an unconventional release, Flynn acknowledges, but one he says will help broaden the reach of his directives.

The report quotes McChrystal as saying in a recent meeting: "Our senior leaders, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Secretary of Defense, Congress, the president of the United States - are not getting the right information to make decisions with. We must get this right. The media is driving the issues." - NATO Official Blasts U.S. Spy Work In Afghanistan

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