Spooks' New Charter

I've been thinking about the secret briefings the CIA/NSA/pick-your-TLAs have given to folks such as the House National Security Committee, the briefing that caused them to gut SAFE. What did they say? What are they after? Now, with the 50th anniversary of the CIA, there are some news stories such as one I saw in the International Herald Tribune--also available at <http://search.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/WPlate/1997-09/14/155l-091497-idx.html>