New classified intelligence obtained before the May 29 disappearance of the journalist, Saleem Shahzad, 40, from the capital, Islamabad, and after the discovery of his mortally wounded body, showed that senior officials of the spy agency, the Directorate for Inter-Services Intelligence, directed the attack on him in an effort to silence criticism, two senior administration officials said.
As new intelligence was obtained, Hart said, he continually updated his soldiers about its effect on the rules of engagement.
In any event, in times of crisis, as Mr. Romney must know, it is not unusual to modify an analysis when new intelligence is obtained.
"Anytime new intelligence is obtained, it factors into our assessment of the threat as well as into the security and counterterrorism measures we take operationally," a senior administration official said.
Both agencies analyze the intelligence obtained through malware such as Flame and have continued to develop new weapons even as recent attacks have been exposed.
They have narrowed their focus with new intelligence seized in searches and obtained by interrogating prisoners, officials said.
The official would not say whether the new intelligence had come from materials obtained at Bin Laden's compound in Pakistan.
For instance, it authorizes his new intelligence agencies to use "any special or technically designed method" to intercept and obtain information.
He has set up a new intelligence service.
A new intelligence agency is to be created.
Moreover, a new intelligence bureaucracy would invariably lean toward homogenizing interpretations of intelligence.
