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You asked this morning who was in charge, read this thread and you will know why you did not know John Negroponte, it is shameful, the games being played......granny

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1534324/posts

Bush's new intel pick stalled in Senate
UPI ^ | 12/5/05 | SHAUN WATERMAN

Posted on 12/05/2005 9:23:01 AM PST by Valin

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 (UPI) -- The nation's new intelligence chief has told congressional leaders that he is "deeply troubled" by the delay in winning Senate confirmation for a key aide. Delays in staffing up his office, Director of National Intelligence John Negroponte wrote to the leaders of the Senate, "are hampering my ability to carry out my critical responsibilities."

Negroponte, who began work in April setting up his newly created office as head of the nation's fractious gaggle of intelligence agencies, singled out the stalled nomination of his general counsel, Benjamin Powell, as "especially serious." "I am deeply troubled that the (Office of the Director of National Intelligence) is forced to function without the general counsel position ... I am being denied my chief legal officer during a critical standup phase of a new office," Negroponte wrote to Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, R-Tenn, and Minority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev.

Continued, oh boy, it is full of facts)

"Powell's nomination was voted out unanimously by the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence in July, but has yet to receive a vote on the chamber floor. Congressional staff from both parties told United Press International that Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich., a senior member of several national security-related committees had put a hold on Powell -- an arcane parliamentary procedure through which a single senator can stall any nomination indefinitely.
Neither of Levin's press staff responded to telephone or e-mail requests for comment Sunday afternoon, but other Democratic Senate staffers have told UPI that Levin held up several nominations over the summer because he believes the Senate is being denied information it needs for oversight of the war on terrorism. According to Senate staff, Powell's nomination has stalled over Levin's demand to see a document prepared in 2002 by the Office of Legal Counsel in the Justice Department, known as the second Bybee memorandum.

So, when the terrorists attack and someone we know, either friend or family is killed we know who to blame. Mr Levin appears to be at the front of the list for playing politics with all of our lives!!!! The people of Michigan need to rethink his position representing them! Of course the muslims who are plentiful in that state will be happy with his good job in blocking of staff for the Intel Chief!! GRRRRRRRR