WP: Director's Control a Concern (new intelligence chief)

[kskiska]

By Dana Priest and Walter Pincus

Wednesday, December 8, 2004; Page A01

The compromise legislation approved by the House yesterday in response to the Sept. 11 commission's findings represents a historic reordering of the $40 billion intelligence community.

But some experts say it is not at all evident how, or even if, the changes would help America's spies obtain secrets and aid analysts in determining the intentions of terrorists bent on striking again or worrisome nations developing weapons of mass destruction.

The most significant changes target the top of the intelligence bureaucracy, rather than the field officers, agents and intercept operators who do the work of recruiting spies, penetrating organizations or finding and disrupting plots in motion.

Proponents of the legislation and their allies among the families of victims of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks had grown frustrated by the lack of accountability within intelligence agencies. That is why the bill designates one person -- a new director of national intelligence -- to be accountable to the president and the American public.

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[TahitiNut]

1. Because, of course, nobody can hold Smirk accountable for anything ...

... especially intelligence. :eyes:

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

2. Hello, taxdollar.

Goodbye, taxdollar.

Nice knowin' ya.