How Rumsfeld Plans to Shake Up the Spy Game

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The Pentagon insists that it has strict controls in place to prevent abuses and that it is briefing Congress on its spy missions. "Applicable laws and regulations are applied to planning and operations conducted by U.S. forces," Stephen Cambone, Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence, told TIME. Senate Armed Services Committee chairman John Warner says he is satisfied for now that his committee is being informed of the secret operations. But Warner and the panel's senior Democrat, Carl Levin, have warned Pentagon officials that they want "no surprises," says a Senate aide. For Rumsfeld, the test will be whether his soldier spies can do better than the CIA overseas--and keep out of trouble at home.