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Humiliated by the attack on Sept. 11, the CIA is throwing everything it has at Osama bin Laden's network, which spans more than 50 countries overseas. The agency's Counter-Terrorism Center in Langley, Va., has ballooned to 800 analysts, technicians and covert operatives, double what it was before the attack. Nearby conference rooms and snack bars have been commandeered for workstations. A financial team is feeding bank-transfer intelligence to Operation Green Quest, a Treasury Department program to block bin Laden's cash flow. Agency scientists are also using antiterror gizmos like OASIS, a computer that scans thousands...
Much of the espionage involves collaborating with overseas intelligence services to round up bin Laden supporters. Some 300 suspects have been arrested in 42 countries, many as a result of intelligence the CIA fed to foreign agencies. Operatives have even been trying to penetrate the Russian mafia for leads on chemical or biological agents that bin Laden has been trying to buy from it. Agents have also been trying to entice Pashtun warlords to turn against the Taliban with offers of cash. But they have had limited success. One reason: drug trafficking in the region has driven up bribe prices...
...rendered speechless. Three days after the attack, this man of few words picked up a bullhorn rather than a mike to reach the men of action at ground zero. A few days later, he was criticized for sounding like Dirty Harry channeling Winston Churchill--but his vow to take bin Laden "dead or alive" had an appealing clarity. And last week an impromptu Bush put the war in perspective after introducing the Nigerian President in the Rose Garden. Squinting into the sun, which eliminates any temptation to smirk or bite his lip, Bush promised that "we're on the hunt...
GERMANY A strong German-American relationship was fostered during the cold war. "They have modern technology, and it's very high-quality stuff," says an FBI veteran who worked with the Germans. They overheard bin Laden associates gloating over the Sept. 11 attacks...
PAKISTAN Intelligence agency ISI includes some Taliban supporters. The U.S. has griped recently that Pakistan hasn't shared much info, particularly on bin Laden. Last month the top ISI officer was replaced by a moderate, who promised full cooperation with...