Negroponte Selected As Intelligence Chief

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Negroponte Selected As Intelligence Chief

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By KATHERINE SHRADER, Associated Press Writer

WASHINGTON - President Bush (news - web sites) on Thursday named John Negroponte, a former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations (news - web sites) and currently the administration's top representative in Iraq (news - web sites), to be America's first national intelligence director.

Announcing the move, Bush said that Negroponte understands global intelligence needs because he's had a long career in the foreign service. Bush said he wants Negroponte to be his clearinghouse for intelligence and make decisions on the intelligence budgets for 15 government agencies.

"John will make sure that those whose duty it is to defend America have the information we need to make the right decisions," the president said.

Bush said Negroponte's office will be outside of the West Wing because it's important that he be apart from the White House. "Nevertheless, he will have access on a daily basis in that he'll be my primary briefer," Bush said.

Negroponte said if confirmed he plans to "reform of the intelligence community in ways designed to best meet the intelligence needs of the 21st century."

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[Wakie]

Keep the nuns and helicopters away from him.

[Moooooo]

The Democrats might actualy block this guy.  He should be in jail.

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Death squads are back!