Star Trek, Quadrants of Conflict

[Heretic]

Hi!
So my students are connected to some really tough stones!
Now i have time to do some chatting here. I want to say some points about intel and the federation. I do agree that they do not have the desire, out of the philisophy of ufp, to make some agresive intel actions. embassy taps, comm taps and perhaps census theft and the one projects concerning spying on plaets and ships i think would be the best for the federration to use. But i strongly object that federation intelligence is only capable of counter intel I.
In kirk´s time there is to be named
"operation dixie" which succsessfully penetrated klingon space and spied on the klingon navy and facilities. This is the most important operations to save federation butt in the seven yeaqrs war( okay perhaps a bit before kirk came). The federation maintains along the borders of the neutral zone some advanced sensor phalanxes with extensive intel capabilities. Lets jump to the present ds9 and star trek timeline! I do only say section 31! an intel branch inside starfleet intel itself. If i look at the series, i do remember very tigh intel operations concerning watching for founders, fleet operations ect. ect. therefore i think starfleet should at least have c.i. level II if not III. Their counter espionage is very effective, their offensive espionage is well, lets look better at our heroes like sisko and picard and of course "captain" troy.