'Jason Bourne' Private Spy Network In Afghanistan

A US Defense Department inquiry from June 2010 concluded that Furlong's 'Information Operations Capstone' had hidden clandestine spying activity beneath layers of legitimate information collection, violating Pentagon policy and leading to the more in-depth investigations.
Furlong and Clarridge maintained that they were operating a legal network of paid informants, gathering data on issues ranging from gas prices and local clan disputes to enemy threats against coalition forces. Read More.