Central Intelligence Agency

The top two U.S. intelligence officials traveled secretly to Pakistan this month to press President Pervez Musharraf to allow the CIA greater latitude to operate in the tribal territories where Al Qaeda, the Taliban and other militant groups are all active, according to several officials who have been briefed on the visit.

The US Central Intelligence Agency is making a concerted effort to recruit minorities to aid in the American "war on terror," the agency's top spy said in an interview published Monday. "Somebody with firsthand knowledge of another language and culture -- they immediately have a tremendous advantage. We want them very much," Director of the National Clandestine Service Jose Rodriguez told USA Today newspaper.