The Hill, Bush Differ on Counterterror Center

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The Hill, Bush Differ on Counterterror Center

By Walter Pincus
Washington Post Staff Writer
Sunday, November 28, 2004; Page A06

The new national counterterrorism center established by President Bush under an executive order is to begin operations in early December, at about the same time that Congress may be debating whether to approve a law that would create a different version of the same agency.

The center would be the "primary organization in the United States government for analyzing and integrating" all intelligence "pertaining to terrorism and counterterrorism, excepting purely domestic counterterrorism information." The center's director is to supervise correlation of the terrorism intelligence and produce reports to be sent to the president and other senior officials.

It would operate under the "direction and control" of Director of Central Intelligence Porter J. Goss, according to the president's order. Goss, with the approval of Bush, would choose the director.

The center would also "conduct strategic operational planning for counterterrorism activities," but assign the carrying out of operations to the CIA, FBI and Pentagon. The center "shall not direct the execution of operations," the order says.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A16788-2004Nov27.html

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1. Bush Speak

"This is good. We must protect you and we will. Giving me the sole power increases your chances of being protected. I, in my almighty blessing, will appoint the one most able to serve under me. You will be safe" God has ordained it. We will decimate evil at every corner and ruin their country and give them a chance to convert, or die. We are good and we will kill everyone of the murderers so they know the killing must be stopped". Ann Coulter and Jerry Falwell.