But Mr. Chesney said the most important job for counterterrorism officials was to set up initial interrogations to balance demands for intelligence against the requirements for prosecution.
His rehabilitation – in diplomatic circles at least – began within days of 11 September, when US demands for intelligence outweighed its queasiness about dealing with the Gaddafi regime.
Given the demand for video intelligence, the Air Force is equipping 50 manned turbo-prop planes with similar cameras.
And of course the demand for operational intelligence to aid these manhunts drove the C.I.A. into the practice of torture and rendition.
"The demand for business intelligence, due diligence, advice and information is almost inexhaustible in Asia," said Gavin Greenwood of Allan & Associates, a security and political consulting firm based in Hong Kong.
And finance executives and academics say that today, the machinations in Washington have greater relevance to corporations and their stocks than ever before, creating intense demand for political intelligence.
This would give even small and poor attackers the chance to deliver formidable weapons accurately.Amid the growing demand for good intelligence, smaller countries see a role in helping allies.
"There is huge demand for artificial intelligence technologies" and this has far-reaching implications.
Some national security advisers have made their reputations, both good and bad, with their demands for more intelligence, better choices and heavy doses of skepticism.
The "stampede of the middle class into the stock market," Starkman writes, fueled demand for insider business intelligence and investor-oriented news, and coincided with the rise of CNBC and its ascendant strain of access reporting.
