Sentence examples for improper intelligence from inspiring English sources

State Department officials, who announced the expulsions on Tuesday, insisted that their action was prompted by improper intelligence activities by the Cuban envoys and was not part of a harsher American political strategy.

The Labour MP Joan Ryan said: "On my reading of Chilcot, it says there was no falsification or improper use of intelligence, there was no misleading of cabinet and no secret commitment to war.

This meeting was "a completely improper use" of intelligence.

At the weekend Saudi Arabia admitted responsibility for the funeral attack and blamed incorrect intelligence and improper procedures.

Re the improper handling of sensitive national intelligence information by John Deutch, the former director of central intelligence (news articles, Feb. 1-4): as a former senior counterintelligence officer, I can attest that Central Intelligence Agency employees involved in far less severe cases of improper handling of classified material met with far more severe punishment than Mr. Deutch.

It also said it had "long been concerned" at "improper activities" by South African intelligence agents based in London, who appeared to be behind break-ins at the offices of anti-apartheid groups.

It might be seen as improper for a member of the intelligence community to meet with a journalist, or out of line for a national-security adviser to publicly break with his boss.

Intelligence officials have denied improper use of surveillance tools, and this week both FBI Director Robert Mueller and Director of National Intelligence James Clapper sent letters to congressional leaders warning of serious national security consequences if the provisions were allowed to lapse.

William J. Kimbro, a Navy dog handler, "refused to participate in improper interrogations despite significant pressure" from military intelligence, according to the report.

On Tuesday, the Senate intelligence committee chairwoman said such improper access to congressional networks, if true, amounted to attempted intimidation of investigators.

In his letter to Sir Peter, the prime minister said: "The purpose of this inquiry is to examine whether, and if so to what extent, the UK government and its intelligence agencies were involved in improper treatment of detainees held by other countries in counter-terrorism operations overseas, or were aware of improper treatment of detainees in operations in which the UK was involved".