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Spy Chief Draws Bipartisan Criticism

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Posted on Apr 20, 2006

Democrats and Republicans don’t agree on a lot these days, but they do agree that the U.S.’ new spy chief, John Negroponte, is “creating just another blanket of bureaucracy, muffling rather than clarifying the dangers lurking in the world,” according to the N.Y. Times.


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In New Job, Spymaster Draws Bipartisan Criticism
By SCOTT SHANE

WASHINGTON, April 19—The top Republican and the top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee have disagreed publicly about many things, but on one issue they have recently come together. Both are disquieted by the first-year performance of John D. Negroponte, the director of national intelligence.

The fear expressed by the two lawmakers, Representatives Peter Hoekstra, Republican of Michigan, and Jane Harman, Democrat of California, is that Mr. Negroponte, the nation’s overseer of spy agencies, is creating just another blanket of bureaucracy, muffling rather than clarifying the dangers lurking in the world.

In an April 6 report, the Intelligence Committee warned that Mr. Negroponte’s office could end up not as a streamlined coordinator but as “another layer of large, unintended and unnecessary bureaucracy.” The committee went so far as to withhold part of Mr. Negroponte’s budget request until he convinced members he had a workable plan.

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By Marty Didier, Northbrook IL, April 20, 2006 at 2:01 pm Link to this comment
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Every Criminal System requires intelligence gathering to insure they can maintain and secure their ongoing criminal activities.  There is a huge criminal element within our US Government and Military.  The results of their corruption activities mostly fills the news so I shouldn’t need to offer links.

I know this because I was in a family for more than 26 years who is closely involved in this.  Over the years, I became very well informed with how this system operates and some of whom are involved.  The spying on US citizens is an important step for them as they need to insure their Corruption Ship is sailing in a straight line.  Since there are ongoing leaks with who else has been spied upon, I’m sure my name will eventually surface as their reason would be because I know too much.  I could list out what they have been attempting to do to me for years but that might be for another time.  You may find this difficult to believe, but they call themselves “The World’s Largest Criminal System” and for good reason.  They extend beyond our shores, into the UK among other places, as an example.  Corporate America is involved including our Banks, Credit Card Companies just to name a few. 

Just remember that in order to have Corruption, you need REASONS to spend BIG money from our Treasury.  Without reasons, there isn’t any spending and thus smaller corruption will remain “in play”.  Gee, could this be why there are so many questions about 9/11?  Could someone please tell me why is Able Danger being covered up?  Why are there efforts to discredit whistleblowers who are trying to tell us what is happening?  But this is only about corruption isn’t it?  Wait, there are many other much worse criminal behaviors that still need to surface that I know of.  Folks, if you feel the current corruption is disgusting, wait till the other criminal activities surface!

We need to STOP TRUSTING and START ASKING QUESTIONS…NOW!

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By harald hardrada, April 20, 2006 at 9:31 am Link to this comment
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negroponte’s job is to make certain that nothing contradicting bush’s views reaches bush’s desk—what, pray tell, is surprising about that?

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