New intel chief tight lipped on his powers

[lovuian]

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Big News Network.com Tuesday 12th April, 2005 (UPI)

The man tapped to be the nation's first national intelligence director says it is too soon to say how he will use the new powers congress gave him.

The position for which I am now nominated is a new position in a new era, said John Negroponte, who is leaving his post as ambassador to Iraq to become the first incumbent in the post created by last year's intelligence reform act.

That being the case, I am not now prepared to describe in detail exactly how I plan to carry out the job, he told the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Tuesday, adding he needs time to study the issue of his authorities and make recommendations to the president.

Negroponte was pressed by lawmakers irritated at the lack of detail.

I must say I'm a bit taken back by the vagueness of your answer, said Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif. I'm rather surprised by it, because it would seem to me that by now ... you must have some concept of what needs to be done
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I see nuthink I hear Nuthink!!! I say nuthink!!!

[dxdem]

1. I don't understand

how someone who is subject to congressional oversight, etc, can sit there and refuse to say what his powers are and how he'll use them. Arrogance.

[lovuian]

2. Its Unfreakingbelievable!!!

:crazy:

[dArKeR]

3. Start off with your assassins sending more anthrax to the Democrats?

[lovuian]

4. Have Sharon present your satelite pictures for WMD in Iran!!!

Oh and Don't forget to tell the US Public that WMD might get to them in 43 minutes this time!!!

[rodeodance]

5. and he will be confirmed (you betcha)

[Zorra]

6. He can't just come out and say, "Well, Senator, think Beria, think

Goering. President Bush has asked me to eliminate everyone that opposes him first. We'll see what happens after that", before he gets confirmed.

[Moochy]

7. Flesh Eating Zombie Powers!!

He's tightlipped because he's the living dead... he cant help it.



BRAINS!!!

[nadinbrzezinski]

8. Batalion 163 check it out folks

that will be part of his tool set...

Ah yes, we shall learn the language of Los Desaparecidos

[Selteri]

9. Transparent Goverment, not Opaque!

Yes, I admit, there are some secrets we need to keep, like who our spies are. We need to start breaking down a lot of these secrecy rules, the our own congress doesn't even know the limit of this man's powers then I can only say, "Welcome Back Hoover!"