Javed Hussain, a retired Pakistani brigadier, blamed the decision to close the three intelligence centers on the mistrust that has plagued U.S.-Pakistani relations in recent months. Washington's decision to carry out the raid against Bin Laden without informing Pakistan's security establishment brought that mistrust to a new low, he said.

Pakistan says it has done a lot in the war on terror and gets far too little credit.

These fusion centers are a menace. Janet Napolitano loves them and has been busy putting them all over the U.S. She's become the "Big Sister" of the Obama Administration. Bet you didn't know there's probably one in your city. Here's the list of 72 of them.

Intelligence sharing, data mining, video surveillance, wiretapping, records searching, even rewards for spying on your neighbor and reporting your groundless suspicions -- it never ends. It just keeps on growing.

Of course, Pakistan's cutting off of the fusion centers had nothing to do with civil liberties, but all the same, if it means there are three less spy machines in the world, I'm in favor of the shut-down. Now, how do we get rid of them at home?