Obama gets first intelligence briefing

[cal04]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080904/pl_nm/usa_politics_security_dc

Sen. Barack Obama got his first intelligence briefing as the Democratic U.S. presidential candidate this week and spy agencies are ready to do the same for Republican rival Sen. John McCain, a senior U.S. official said on Thursday.

Thomas Fingar, deputy director of national intelligence for analysis, said U.S. spy agencies had also begun reanalyzing and updating reports from around the world in preparation for the next president, who will take office in January.

"We've begun to engage with the campaigns," Fingar told an intelligence conference in Florida. "Sen. Obama received a briefing on Tuesday." Intelligence officials would not discuss what topics were covered in Obama's briefing.

The briefing was given in Chicago by Director of National Intelligence Michael McConnell -- who normally briefs President George W. Bush six days a week -- and other senior officials, an official familiar with the process said.

[Lex]

1. I thought this was going to end

with something about Brazil.

[ronnykmarshall]

2. Palin gets her's ...

"TAWD! TAWD! Oh jeeze take a look at this? Girls! Can other one of you get knocked up so I can get out of this crap!".

[dusmcj]

4. brilliant nt

[Doremus]

3. Are they still going to brief Palin without security clearance?

The Bush administration .... keeping us safe as always. :puke: