CIA policy and other foreign bits

Beyond this interesting tidbit, this article lays out a whole raft of Panetta's CIA policy. (although I would disagree with the headline of Bush "continuity.)

Among changes under way at the CIA, the agency is now assembling a daily Economic Intelligence Brief to monitor the global economic slowdown's impact on stability. Argentina, Ecuador and Venezuela are facing "serious problems" that threaten their economic stability, Mr. Panetta said.

Semirelated: DHS chief Napolitano says Mexican drug cartels represent "a major threat," and

The Syrian ambassador to the United States has been invited to meet with a top U.S. diplomat at the State Department this morning, signaling a potential thaw in relations between Damascus and Washington.

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