Mr. Pistole responded that pat-downs were driven by intelligence about techniques terrorists might be using.
Privately, officials said more time was needed because the searches were largely driven by intelligence.
MR. ASHCROFT -- The threat level designation is driven by intelligence information analysis.
In Los Angeles and Chicago, officials said the increased security, while unusual, was largely precautionary and was not driven by intelligence pointing to a specific plot.
He said each security measure, from the new pat-down procedures to the increased use of body scanners, was driven by intelligence, not by a desire to create busywork.
Harper said the choice of London tube stations for spot checks was driven by intelligence, and that individuals were targeted on the basis of their behaviour rather than their physical appearance.
"This was a prime example of policy being driven by intelligence, and at the end of the day it was wrong," said a State Department official critical of the D.I.A.'s handling of the Kumchangri case.
The raids are driven by intelligence extracted from the 7,000 or so Palestinians in Israeli jails, subjected, according to Amnesty International, to "cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment and sometimes torture".The incursions and arrests are pre-emptive strikes to thwart Palestinian attacks.
Schumer, now 51, a Harvard-educated lawyer who ranks 80th in Senate seniority, prides himself on his drive, intelligence and detailed mastery of policy.
Steeped in the spirit of 1970s social commentary, this show examines more acutely than ever before the psychic price women pay when their drive, intelligence and energy are arrogated to male ambition.
I was very impressed with her drive, intelligence and determination to succeed, while also helping others.
