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BurtWorm Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-04-07 11:25 AM
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TPM: What does Negroponte's "demotion" mean about the office of DNI?
:wtf:


http://www.talkingpointsmemo.com/archives/week_2006_12_31.php#011785

Alright. What does it mean? Not exactly sure.

John Negroponte is resigning as Director of National Intelligence and becoming Deputy Secretary of State.

The DNI position is a new one. So it's hard to say where it rates. But it's hard for me to see where this isn't a substantial come down in seniority. And what does it say about the position of DNI? I suspect that is the story here.
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RaleighNCDUer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-04-07 11:54 AM
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1. Doesn't the national intelligence office fall under state purview?
He's going from #1 in a subsection, to #2 of the whole show.

sounds like a promotion to me.
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BurtWorm Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-04-07 12:56 PM
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2. Not at all! NDI is a virtual Secretary of Intelligence.
Condi Rice has no authority over the NDI, anymore than Rumsfeld was supposed to have.
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Karenina Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-04-07 01:22 PM
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3. Death Squads come to the "Homeland!"
Watch this space.
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BurtWorm Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-04-07 01:32 PM
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4. Hmmm. The Gates/Negroponte double team?
:patriot:
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Karenina Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-04-07 05:29 PM
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5. Hallo!!!
:hi:
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DoYouEverWonder Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-04-07 05:31 PM
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6. It means the Libby trial
and the recent arrest in Italy of one of their key players is about to blow up on them.
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SoCalDem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-04-07 05:34 PM
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7. DNI... Do Nothing Ignoramuses ... nuff said n/t
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