Military Expands Intelligence Role in U.S. - New York Times

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January 14, 2007

Military Expands Intelligence Role in U.S.

By ERIC LICHTBLAU and MARK MAZZETTI
WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 =97 The Pentagon has been using a little-known=20=20
power to obtain banking and credit records of hundreds of Americans=20=20
and others suspected of terrorism or espionage inside the United=20=20
States, part of an aggressive expansion by the military into domestic=20=20
intelligence gathering.

The C.I.A. has also been issuing what are known as national security=20=20
letters to gain access to financial records from American companies,=20=20
though it has done so only rarely, intelligence officials say.

Banks, credit card companies and other financial institutions=20=20
receiving the letters usually have turned over documents voluntarily,=20=20
allowing investigators to examine the financial assets and=20=20
transactions of American military personnel and civilians, officials=20=20
say.



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