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Obama to tap retired admiral as intelligence czar: US media
AFP
Sunday, Dec 21, 2008
President-elect Barack Obama has tapped retired Navy admiral Dennis Blair as his intelligence czar, US media reported Saturday.
Unnamed government officials familiar with the selection process confirmed the choice to the Los Angeles Times, but the daily added that Obama had yet to conclude his search for a new Central Intelligence Agency chief.
Top intelligence jobs are the most prominent of the portfolios that Obama has yet to fill, following a flurry of announcements of appointments that rounded out the president-elect’s cabinet.
If confirmed as Director of National Intelligence (DNI), Blair would face ticking international time bombs inherited from the administration of President George W. Bush, including two wars, secret CIA prisons overseas and domestic wiretapping.
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The top intelligence adviser to the president and the National Security Council, he would be tasked with managing intelligence activities and overseeing 16 often fractious agencies.
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December 21st, 2008 at 4:48 pm
wikipedia:
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His decorations include the Defense Distinguished Service Medal with three oak leaf clusters, Defense Superior Service Medal, Legion of Merit, Meritorious Service Medal, Navy Commendation Medal, Navy Achievement Medal and National Defense Service Medal with one star as well as numerous other campaign and service awards. He has been decorated by the governments of Japan, the Republic of Korea, Australia, Thailand and Taiwan.[4]
Blair is somewhat renowned in U.S. Naval circles for attempting to water ski behind his Destroyer when he was the Skipper.[6]
The East Timor and Indonesia Action Network opposed Blair’s nomination for Director of National Intelligence, saying “His actions demonstrate the failure of engagement to temper the Indonesian military’s behavior and his actions helped to reinforce impunity for senior Indonesian officials that continues to this day”[7][4]
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December 21st, 2008 at 8:09 pm
Dennis Blair is CFR.
http://www.cfr.org/bios/9626/dennis_c_blair.html
December 21st, 2008 at 9:24 pm
Ron Paul Is Wrong On Return To Gold Standard
It can’t be denied that Texas Representative Dr. Ron Paul is one of the most voracious defenders of Constitutional principles in the United States Congress. Having said that, it has been the long-standing position of Dr. Paul that a return to the Gold standard is the solution to the economic calamity American citizens face today.
Nothing could be further from the truth.
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December 22nd, 2008 at 3:42 pm
Is he related to Tony?
December 23rd, 2008 at 12:15 am
Should have tapped a Khazar, they’re better connected.
January 7th, 2009 at 9:26 am
So who’s the top spy dog supposed to be- Blair, Panetta, or Gates?