Intelligence services in democratic contexts usually have oversight mechanisms that serve to limit abuse of power, and to guarantee effective action by punishing top officials that fail to do their jobs properly. In the United States, a powerful bi-partisan Senate committee directly monitors the intelligence services. Its report on the inability of the intelligence services, notably the CIA and the FBI, to prevent the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks also contained a series of recommendations for restructuring these services to render them more effective.
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