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by Mark5019 May 13, 2006 1:03AM PDT

Spy Agency Watching Americans From Space


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May 13, 6:29 AM (ET)

By KATHERINE SHRADER

(AP) Reitired Air Force Gen. James R. Clapper, outgoing head of the National Geospatial Intelligence...
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WASHINGTON (AP) - A little-known spy agency that analyzes imagery taken from the skies has been spending significantly more time watching U.S. soil.

In an era when other intelligence agencies try to hide those operations, the director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, retired Air Force Lt. Gen. James Clapper, is proud of that domestic mission.

He said the work the agency did after hurricanes Rita and Katrina was the best he'd seen an intelligence agency do in his 42 years in the spy business.

"This was kind of a direct payback to the taxpayers for the investment made in this agency over the years, even though in its original design it was intended for foreign intelligence purposes," Clapper said in a Thursday interview with The Associated Press.

i hope your all decent as we see youHappy
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