White House aims to calm bickering intel leaders: report

[babsbunny]

http://rawstory.com/2009/12/white-house-aims-calm-bickering-intel-leaders-report/

By Agence France-Presse
Tuesday, December 29th, 2009 -- 4:27 pm

WASHINGTON — The White House has published an internal memo to calm tension between CIA director Leon Panetta and Director of National Intelligence Dennis Blair, who is seeking increased control over covert operations, the Los Angeles Times reported Tuesday.

The classified order asserts the Central Intelligence Agency's direct authority over secret missions abroad, but also reminds the agency to work closely with Blair, who heads the US intelligence establishment, a US intelligence official told AFP, speaking on condition of anonymity.

[timeforpeace]

1. Hopefully not the CIA since CNN says they sat on the intel about the Detroit bomber:

http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/12/29/airline.terror.cia/index.html