Posted on 02/17/2005 8:24:47 AM PST by kellynla
WASHINGTON — President Bush announced Thursday that he picked John Negroponte, the current U.S. ambassador to Iraq, to be the nation's first national intelligence director (search).
National Security Agency head Lt. Gen. Michael Hayden (search) will be Negroponte's deputy.
The new official will oversee 15 separate intelligence agencies, including the CIA, a responsibility the president called "straightforward and demanding."
"John will make sure that those whose duty it is to defend America have the information they need to make the right decisions," the president said in making the announcement, adding that after spending his life in foreign service, Negroponte understands America's global intelligence needs.
"John's nomination comes at a historic moment for our intelligence agencies," Bush said. "Intelligence is our first line of defense. If we're going to stop the terrorists before they strike, we must ensure our intelligence agencies work as a single, unified enterprise."
Negroponte, declaring he was "honored" to be chosen for the job, said that overseeing and reforming the nation's intelligence apparatus will be a "critical national task ... critical to our international posture, critical to the prevent of international terrorism and critical to our homeland security."
"I appreciate your confidence in choosing me for what will no doubt be the most challenging assignment I have undertaken in more than 40 years of government service," Negroponte added.
The administration on Wednesday was criticized by various lawmakers on Capitol Hill for not having already chosen a person as a director of national intelligence. Bush technically has until June 17 to pick a DNI. His choice came exactly two months after the legislation was made law.
"This is a position of critical importance and the president wanted to make sure he gets it right," McClellan said Thursday.
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I figured we'd get someone who's name is easier to pronunce.
>>I figured we'd get someone who's name is easier to pronunce.<
Are blacks going to scream racism every time we say negro?
watch it! LOL
I checked my spelling several times when I posted his name in the heading! LOL
I think this is a good choice by the President. Plus, how can the DC kookie-monsters like Teddy and the presstitutes denigrate him?.....not that they won't try, I suppose.
Leni
MI Ping
I might be wrong but I think the pronunciation is
"Nay-gro-ponte"(FR)
Thanks for the info.
>>>I might be wrong but I think the pronunciation is
"Nay-gro-ponte"(FR)<<
Doesn't matter how it's pronounced, the word is still negro and blacks will be offended everytime someone utters the name and not everyone will pronounce it nay gro
Thanks for the ping. He appears to be qualified for this position.
Probably. I need to spell check more. Pronunce. I kill me.
It's the man's name. Get over it.
/sarcasm, failed to show.
I can here Bush impersonators on SNL saying, " I appoint John Narcopotty as ....."
I can hear Bush impersonators on SNL saying, " I appoint John Narcopotty as ....."
Yes, but I had hoped W would pick me.
LOL!
John Nannypookie has been named…
Yeah, don't drawl on the second syllable or you'll lose your job.
>>>It's the man's name. Get over it.<<
I understand that, however, let's go back a few years when a Treasurer used the word niggardly to describe the state of the finances and was FIRED for saying the word.
I once saw a definition of the word and think it means something like "black lake" or black river, or maybe it is black mountain. I wish I could remember exactly.
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