We can't be having that, now can we.

I'm no spook expert, but from what I understand the C.I.A. is responsible for conducting foreign & international intelligence gathering operations for the U.S. of A. This knowledge can be particularly useful in a global war on terror if the agency can ever pull its head out of its collective butt.

President Bush has nominated U.S. Air Force General Michael V. Hayden as the next director of the C.I.A.
Mostly democratic critics have questioned the wisdom of putting a military officer in charge of the civilian spy agency. Hayden is a military man who understands the workings of the military and the intelligence community. This knowledge & experience might come in handy by making a more efficient union between military and bureacratic operations.

He understands both sides of the equation.
Golly.
We can't be having that, now can we.


This is not the first time a military man has taken charge of the 'civilian' C.I.A.
Admiral Stansfield Turner was appointed head of CIA on 8 February 1977 by President Jimmy Carter; confirmed by a Democrat-majority Senate without dissent on 24 February 1977 and sworn in on 9 March 1977. Like Mr. Carter, Admiral Turner's performance in office was less than stellar.