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September 17, 2009

Blair: US Intelligence Spending at $75B
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The nation’s top intelligence official has revealed the US has spent $75
billion over the past year on intelligence operations worldwide.
Director of National Intelligence Dennis Blair said the US also has some
200,000 intelligence employees. Blair’s comments marked a rare
disclosure of figures generally kept under wraps. The intelligence
spending more than doubles the $32.8 billion budget for the State
Department and foreign aid.



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