[lainie]

"WASHINGTON — The United States needs a new national intelligence director who has oversight over all of the nation's intelligence agencies, the independent commission investigating the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks recommends in its report to be released Thursday."

Isn't this notion pretty much what they're saying was the failure of the intel agencies? Too much central power, butt kissing, not sharing of info...

[pieces of time]

A guest on FOX was just saying that this idea was tried by the Soviet Union - didn't work there and contributed to the group think even more.

[bvw]

Yes. Also Rumsfield has said that. Friendly spirited competition, and distributed *authority* are the antidotes we should be getting, if we were as a Nation, sane.

Instead, we are addled. And loathe to give up our weakness -- because of lust for power.

[feedback doctor]

"WASHINGTON — The United States needs a new national intelligence director who has oversight over all of the nation's intelligence agencies, the independent commission investigating the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks recommends in its report to be released Thursday."

And if it's vital to national security, then it's somehting the demonrats will see as bad and funding will have to be cut!

[ArmyBratproud]

"WASHINGTON — The United States needs a new national intelligence director who has oversight over all of the nation's intelligence agencies, the independent commission investigating the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks recommends in its report to be released Thursday."


- Oh great....add yet another level of bureaucratic desks that will slow the movement of intel up the ladder even more!
WHEN WILL THE THE DC TYPES LEARN?! ADDING MORE OBSTACLES WILL NOT MAKE THE SYSTEM BETTER!