The CIA's top counterinsurgency experts conducted an assessment that found the presence of U.S. forces was key to stability.

But that suggestion was one of several aspects of the report that drew criticism from Western terrorism and counterinsurgency experts working outside the government who were given the outline of the findings.

The military understands this and last summer established a school in Fort Riley, Kan., where the Army's foremost counterinsurgency expert is training more advisers to be sent to Iraq.

Some counterinsurgency experts say the plan is unrealistic because Iraqis are unlikely to provide useful tips about Al Qaeda if American troops end their efforts to protect Iraqi neighborhoods.

The counterinsurgency expert is, for the first time in his life, practicing counterinsurgency.

As La Violencia was ending a "US Special Survey Team" composed of worldwide counterinsurgency experts arrived in October 1959 to investigate Colombia's internal security.

Initial training was provided by the SADF, and despite its diplomatic isolation, the government of Transkei received advice from and collaborated with Israeli counterinsurgency experts.

Confronting the elusive radicals requires high-quality intelligence and investigating work, Government officials and counterinsurgency experts say.

Gregory Hines plays the role of a counterinsurgency expert, defined in the film as "the guy the Government calls in when they don't want Congress to know."

In October 1959, the United States sent a "Special Survey Team" composed of counterinsurgency experts to investigate Colombia's internal security situation.