Negroponte Takes Over Daily Bush Briefings

[Judi Lynn]

Negroponte Takes Over Daily Bush Briefings
By KATHERINE SHRADER, Associated Press Writer

Friday, April 29, 2005

(04-29) 00:09 PDT WASHINGTON, (AP) --

For the first time, new national intelligence director John Negroponte stepped into the Oval Office this week to present President Bush with his classified daily intelligence briefing.

The Wednesday morning session came as the administration is rethinking the way the government handles intelligence information following a series of reports critical of how spy agencies collect and share information.

It also underscored that the White House is not immediately heeding the advice of a blue-ribbon presidential commission on intelligence, which recommended last month that someone other than Negroponte brief the president each day.

The briefing, previously conducted by the CIA director, is coveted because of the time and potential influence the briefer has with the president. Yet it also requires significant preparation on issues, such as the potential for a North Korean nuclear test or the latest al-Qaida threat.
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http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2005/04/29/national/w000908D75.DTL

[punpirate]

1. No real surprise there...

... that's why Negroponte was nominated in the first place. Now, Bush can be assured of getting the kind of news he likes, and from someone he knows isn't going to try to talk him out of the next stunt of his.

[deminks]

2. Exactly...

someone who will just take care of things.

[Solly Mack]

3. it's called plausible deniability

Negroponte will tell Shrub what he wants to hear...and what he thinks Shrub should hear...everything else Negroponte will keep to himself.

[Rose Siding]

4. There's a headline that will give you nightmares

5 years ago, I never would never have believed it was possible. :(

[sallydallas124]

6. No kidding

:scared:

[Javaman]

5. Let's listen in on this mornings intelligence briefing, shall we?

Oval office, the white house. Several cabinet members, hanger ons, sycophants, and a general group of yes men along with the prez*, listen in on Necroponte's briefing...

prez*: what ya got for us today, johnny boy? wait let me guess, the world is pissed at us, heh heh heh, who gives a shit!!

They room erupts in cannned laugher. The prez* holds up his hand and the room is abruptly quiet.

prez*: just warming up the crowd, heh heh heh, go ahead johnny boy...

necroponte: well, it seems there have been several more hostages..bomb Iran.. taken this morning...

rummy: wait a second, what was that?

puzzled looks all around the room.

necroponte: um, what was...bomb iran...what?

rummy: there! he said it again!

useless condi: said what? I only heard about the hostages...

prez*: rummy what are you hearing?

rummy shifts in his seat...

rummy: my mistake...go on...

prez* gives rummy a sharp look.

prez*: proceed...

necroponte: then there was the video...bomb them to hell...tape by...

rummy: Dang it! you had to of heard it that time!

The room is perplexed. The prez* snarls at rummy. motions for necroponte to continue...

necroponte: ahem, the video tape...rain hot burning terror on them!!!...showed little...

rummy jumps to his feet.

rummy: arrrrr! either you have all got to get hearing aids or I'm going crazy...

The prez* pushes a button on his desk. Two SS men sweep into the room and grab rummy in one quick motion, whisking him out the door.

prez*: rummy hasn't been himself lately...go on...

necroponte: bomb them, bomb them all to hell...

He jumps up on his chair, foaming at the mouth.

necroponte: nuke them till they glow and shoot them in the dark!! Bomb them back to the fucking stone age!!!

necroponte stops suddenly, grabs his chest, eyes roll back into his head and he falls to the floor.

prez*": these intel meetings are so much more informative now!

useless condi: yes daddy, I mean husband, I mean father, I mean mr. prez*