NID
The NID is an agency that features in Stargate.
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History
The NID
It was said to had been created with the mandate to watch over secret projects in the U.S. such as the Stargate program which it had done so from the beginning. (SG1: Disclosure)
Throughout the series the work of the rogue group has been associated with Colonel Harry Maybourne. The rogue elements justify their unscrupulous methods claiming that, like the SGC, they are just trying to defend Earth from the Goa'uld. They criticise the SGC saying that their modus operandi of diplomatic contact and negotiation is too slow. However, it seems that far from patriotism, the rogue NID were linked to various individuals and corporations who wished to exploit alien technology for financial gain. These corporations and individual businessmen are the rogue NID's leading shadow group, "The Committee", which eventually evolved into The Trust when the SGC managed to arrest and imprison the majority of its upper echelon.
Back when the SG program began, there was a philosophical skirmish about its mandate. Some people wanted to make sure that any and all discoveries were brought back regardless of considerations like inter-planetary diplomacy. Operatives from the NID were responsible for stealing the Touchstone from Madrona and replacing it with a fake on Earth at the Nells Air Force Base. The devices climate changing abilities drew the attention of the SGC with SG-1 tracking down the culprits and returning the device to its world. (SG1: Touchstone)
An 'offshoot' of the NID came to operate independently from the main organisation where it was headed by Colonel Maybourne. (SG1: Shades of Grey)
Hammond also comments that he thought that there was a politician or politicians pulling strings behind the scenes, this was later revealed to be Senator Robert Kinsey. Another prominent member of the group was Colonel Frank Simmons.
Currently, the NID has become a more legitimate organization which works for the security of the Stargate program and to aid the SGC on operations on Earth such as interrogation of prisoners. Recently, their main goal seems to be neutralizing the threat posed by the Trust. It also appears that a degree of the United States involvement with the IOA has come from the NID and NID personnel. Richard Woolsey, a former (or current?) NID agent has become the US representative to the International Oversight Advisory.
Overview
In appearance, the NID was said to had been a civilian agency within the U.S. whose mandate had been to keep an eye on top secret projects such as the Stargate program. (SG1: Disclosure) Stargate Command's mission was search and retrieval whereas the NID's mission statement was research and development. (SG1: Bane)
For several years, a group of rogue agents operated inside of its ranks. They were acting on behalf of a cabal of international business interests, intent on acquiring alien technology for their own profit. (SG1: Inauguration)
Official NID An official and responsible operation that seeks to investigate and exploit technology brought back through the Stargate by the SGC while, at the same time, observing the members of the United States military to ensure that their actions are the 'correct' ones. The official agency has a number of Men in Black-style agents, like Agent Malcolm Barrett, who hold the rank of Federal Agents, and bureaucrats like Richard Woolsey. There are also an unknown number of Military personnel who apparently report to the NID chain of command and that of the military in an odd manner, such as Colonels Simmons and Maybourne (who ironically while both publicly working for the official NID, worked for the rogue NID).
Rogue NID A set of well resourced rogue cells that use unscrupulous methods to procure alien technology, develop weapons, and gather intelligence. Despite its illegality, and the efforts of the legitimate branches of the NID to hunt down and destroy the cancerous organization, the rogue cells make extensive use of NID operatives and resources. Initially they operated using the second stargate unearthed in the episode "Solitudes". Later they were based either 'off world' or in disused warehouses throughout the Earth.
At one point, they were stationed at Area 51 and charged with the security of technology kept on the site. (SG1: Touchstone)
Members
- Harold Maybourne :
- Frank Simmons :
- Malcolm Barrett :
- Richard P. Woolsey :
- Claire Tobias :
- Mark Devlin :
- Albert Reynolds :
Notes
- The Stargate RPG line published by Alderac Entertainment Group referred to the abbreviation as standing for National Intelligence Department.
Appearances
- Stargate: SG-1:
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