But ministers rallied to the defence of the security service, criticising the judges for publishing the damning paragraph.
There's no reason why the United States of America has to put up with the nonsense of caring for the defence and the security of a country that doesn't pick up its fair share".
She said the UK government and its agencies, including the Ministry of Defence and the security service MI5 would give the HIA inquiry "the fullest possible degree of co-operation".
These governors-general, as the Russian media call them, are to manage the local operations of the "power ministries"—those for defence, the interior, security and justice.
They argue it restricts America's ability to develop defences against the security challenges of the 21st century.
The harbour defence companies were responsible for local defence and for the security of the ships and submarines moored in the harbour.
The only realistic defence capability was the security contractors up the road in the CIA Annex.
Defence has raised the security alert level across its bases after advice from Asio.
More than seven months after President Ashraf Ghani took office, Afghanistan still does not have a Defence Minister, and the security situation is deteriorating nationwide.
Many of them made money from government contracting in the defence and security boom the followed September 11th 2001.
