Spy vs. Spy vs. Spy vs. Sniper?

In Mad Magazine's "Spy vs. Spy," the White spy goes up against the Black spy (real colors, not racial identities) for the contents of a secret briefcase. They two blow each other to bits on a regular basis to obtain the case, the contents of which neither knew.\nNow, Americans can watch a new comic: FBI vs CIA vs. Homeland Security vs. A yet to be named Domestic Espionage unit. \nEmployees of the present CIA and FBI families are now having an identity crisis. \nThe tension between the FBI and the CIA near the beginning of the war on terror was obvious -- spies don't know how to be cops, and vice versa. Now, with the advent of two new agencies supposedly designed to help "connect the dots" in the color-by- number terrorism picture, I predict tensions will begin to run even higher. Inter-agency rivalry will begin to manifest in everyday operations.\nIn the hallways, former teammates will begin to flash new signs of allegiance.\n"Homeland Security, boy! What, What!"\n"Naw, don't be talkin crazy, I'm reppin F-B-I!"\nAnother speed bump on the road to national security will be the jurisdictional lines and duty requirements of the organizations. The FBI are the federal branch of law enforcement. The CIA's purpose is to gather foreign intelligence by nearly any means necessary. According to some news reports, Homeland Security would access FBI and CIA files on a need to know basis, and wouldn't gather it's own intelligence information... but I thought the whole reason behind creating a Homeland Security department was to get better anti-terrorism information, not recycle the bad information we already had...\nThe proposed Domestic Espionage Unit could be modeled after the British Security Service, commonly known as MI5. MI5 is responsible for surveillance and tracking of possible large-scale crimes and terrorist acts within Britain, and work with police to apprehend the suspects. MI5 has no arrest power.\nThe CIA and the FBI we have now could work in very much the same way, without the budget-busting addition of new departments and all the necessary accoutrements that go along with such bureaucratic expansion. If there is to be a new Domestic Spy Service, it needs to be limited to information gathering and court-approved surveillance. Then, it would hand the information over to the FBI, so they can do what they do best- law enforcement. This would leave the CIA to do its job- snooping around in other countries' gun cabinets. \nA new department of Domestic Espionage could feature an Anti Wacko Unit, designed to keep tabs on American-born lunatics and dissidents like the Serial Sniper(s). But seriously, to keep America internally secure, some domestic policy needs to change, such as the ability to buy guns at gun shows without a background check, and the national problem of the neglect of parental duties. I don't blame the pro-gun rights supporters for supposedly making the Sniper's life easier, I blame our pro-violence society and easy access gun policies for these tragedies. When it is said that guns don't kill people, it is true. Our children should be taught to seek peace. Even if guns are banned altogether, people will still find ways to kill unless Americans as a whole take a stand and decide to change the course of our society. If we can unlearn our violent culture, we will have much less to worry about both here and abroad. Bin Laden, as evil as he is, is many miles away. I have an aunt that lives in Alexandria VA. What do you think I was more worried about?\nUntil we can be secure in our own society, Homeland Security against outside threats is a joke.