It created a national security establishment, and an intelligence establishment which was not perfect but in fact served the nation well.

Confidential sources were the backbone and the lifeblood of the vast intelligence establishment.

It was the first of several espionage scandals that rocked the American intelligence establishment for a year.

His rapid rise is also believed to have caused resentment among powerful figures in Syria's military and intelligence establishment.

What might be lost in the political scuffle are serious questions and answers about where the $30-billion-a-year intelligence establishment is headed.

Even the most civilized police and intelligence establishments used it, especially in wartime.

He was less charitable, however, to the American intelligence establishment.

Other officials say, however, that doing so would anger the military and intelligence establishment.

In large intelligence establishments, analysts have peers at other agencies.