Pentagon plans to cut most of its support to CIA’s counterterrorism missions
国防総省、CIAのテロ対策任務への支援の大半を削減する計画
In a surprising move, the Pentagon has told the Central Intelligence Agency
that it plans to end the majority of the military support it provides
to the agency’s counterterrorism missions by Jan. 5,
according to a former senior administration intelligence official.
It is unclear how the decision would impact the spy agency’s worldwide
counterterrorism missions that often rely on the U.S. military for logistical support and personnel.
Acting Defense Secretary Christopher Miller sent a letter
to CIA Director Gina Haspel outlining the decision, according to the former official,
who characterized the action as both surprising and unprecedented.
“If these stories are true, they mark the end of a very strong
and effective relationship between the CIA and the Defense Department,”
said Mick Mulroy, a former deputy assistant secretary of defense,
retired CIA paramilitary officer and ABC News contributor.
“A relationship that has resulted in countless successes in the last 20 years,
especially in the area of counterterrorism such as the Bin Laden and al-Baghdadi operations,
but also in many that will remain unknown.”
