Negroponte says domestic spy program was critical

[sabra]

http://www.abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory?id=2808928

Negroponte says domestic spy program was critical


Jan 19, 2007 — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. intelligence chief John Negroponte on Friday cited the Bush administration's recently disbanded domestic spying program as a critically important post-September 11 change in intelligence practices.

In his final public assessment of U.S. espionage reform, Negroponte said the intelligence community's 16 agencies have had significant success in restructuring and integration during his 20-month tenure as the first U.S. director of national intelligence.

"Over the last two years, the (community) has achieved good results," he told an audience of intelligence officials at his office's headquarters in Washington.

"A great deal of structural change has occurred … in direct response both to our most important past failures and our most important pressing threats."

[Richard Steele]

1. Well, as long as Dr. DeathSquad says it's important, I guess that's OK then!

[Say_What]

2. I was just gonna say...

like those death squads were necessary?

[Richard Steele]

3. That's a fine graphic you've got there! Me likey. nm