Monday, August 02, 2004
BUSH WANTS HIS INTELLIGENCE REVAMPED
By Stockton
A White House spokesman went on to say that the intelligence czar should be, "About 6ft tall, with grey hair and blue eyes. It will be a stand-alone group, perhaps housed in a nicely decorated post-modern office building. We may want some type of statue outside the building. Something really cool, like a hawk or lion. The inside will be Intelligence chic, with maybe a secret elevator in the back of the closet that sends you way down into a subterranean facility. Oh, yeh, and they'll have phones disguised as shoes and sneakers. "
When asked "Who was varnishing the intelligence?" the spokesman refused comment.
Did one of these three people "varnish" intelligence?
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By Stockton
By DEB RIECHMANN, Associated Press Writer
WASHINGTON - President Bush on Monday endorsed creation of a national intelligence czar and counterterrorism center — his first steps in revamping the nation's intelligence-gathering system to help prevent a repeat of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.
"We are a nation in danger," Bush said as he announced his position during an appearance with top administration national security figures in the White House Rose Garden.
"I don't think the person should be a member of my Cabinet," Bush said. "I will hire the person and I can fire the person. ... I don't think that the office should be in the White House, however, I think it should be a stand-alone group to better coordinate."
"I want, and every president must have, the best, unbiased, unvarnished assessment of America's intelligence professionals," Bush said.
A White House spokesman went on to say that the intelligence czar should be, "About 6ft tall, with grey hair and blue eyes. It will be a stand-alone group, perhaps housed in a nicely decorated post-modern office building. We may want some type of statue outside the building. Something really cool, like a hawk or lion. The inside will be Intelligence chic, with maybe a secret elevator in the back of the closet that sends you way down into a subterranean facility. Oh, yeh, and they'll have phones disguised as shoes and sneakers. "
When asked "Who was varnishing the intelligence?" the spokesman refused comment.
