More comment on the Pope and women from Le Monde.

I’m not sure I buy into the Toyota analogy for reorganizing our intelligence efforts, but at least I’m finally hearing someone speak up that maybe centralizing that function under one person isn’t such a hot idea. From today’s Slate:

“What should be clear, however, is that combining the many different agencies involved in intelligence gathering and analysis at a single point-that of the director of intelligence-is almost certain not to succeed in delivering the kind of ambiguous yet essential functionality that everyone wants. So, some other kind of connectivity, along with a more creative approach, is required-one that incorporates not only the sharing of information across agency boundaries (a recommendation of the commission’s that has received relatively little attention), but active collaboration, joint training, and the development of long term personal relationships between agencies as well.”

A thought worth considering.