Another factor is the decision made in 1976 to sharply divide the FBI and the foreign intelligence agencies. The FBI would collect within the United States the foreign intelligence agencies would collect overseas.
The standard rumor at the time was that Rumsfeld as chief of staff had...
I wasn't privy to all of the intelligence that was coming in about Guatemala...
In politics it is necessary either to betray one's country or the electorate. I prefer to betray the electorate.