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TOO MUCH COLLECTION, LACK OF ANALYSIS

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Published on 11.03.1999 at 11:00 GMT 3 min read

In a speech to the Central Intelligence Retiree's Association (CIRA) last fall, John Millis, staff director of the House Permanent [...]

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