“Our role is to help the Iraqi security forces’ intelligence organizations” with manning, equipping, training, basing and sustaining

in support of the Iraqi ministries of Defense and Interior, Col. Benjamin D. Lukefahr, senior advisor, Intelligence Transition Team told bloggers March 4. Lukefahr discussed how Iraq’s internal intelligence apparatus is gradually making the transition from war-time to peace-time operations.

Joining us on the call were Christian Lowe, www.military.com; Sharon Weinberger, wired.com; Spencer Ackerman, washingtonindependent; Jarred Fishman, airforcepundit; Chuck Simmons, northshorejournal; and Sean Gallagher.