""The Pentagon will send hundreds of additional spies overseas as part of an
ambitious plan to assemble an espionage network that rivals the CIA in size,
U.S. officials said." "Among the Pentagon's top intelligence priorities,
officials said, are Islamist militant groups in Africa, weapons transfers by
North Korea and Iran, and military modernization underway in China." "The plan
reflects the Obama administration's affinity for espionage and covert action
over conventional force."" (thanks Michele)
