The Philippines has the most extensive intelligence backbone in place. We've got our domestics in most households in Hongkong, one of the busiest financial hubs in the world. We have Filipino accountants in most country offices of the Top 5 accounting firms. (Financial information is always useful, you can always use this to manipulate or something something) We've got seamen in various ships and vessels plying international seas (maybe including military vessels?). Heck, we even have a chef in the White House. (I don't know what information we can get here, but a chef in the White House is in a really good position for uhm, stuff.)
Armed with cellphones and prepaid mobile credits, we can have information coming in real time. All we need is the computing power to process and crunch all those data. And of course, an agency to decide what to do with the information. Maybe we can earn some money by selling the data to the highest bidder.
This is going to be an organizational nightmare. We'd need handlers and information hubs, shelters when it gets too hot. Bureaucrats will probably kill each other for the "responsibility" to head whatever agency is set in place. They'll argue over the budget. Hmm, we can't even organize a decent assault on a bus held by a lone hostage taker (Sorry, I just had to put this in! For some background, click here ) Where's Jack Bauer when you need him? Geez, I would have settled for Officer Jack Traven. Hey, what's with the name Jack?
i think bartowski will do a better job... man i want an intersect inside my brain
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