Bush Names Counterterrorism Center Head

[maddezmom]

By DEB RIECHMANN, Associated Press Writer
6 minutes ago


WASHINGTON - President Bush on Friday selected a retired vice admiral of the Navy, who recently held an operations post in Iraq, to direct the nation's new counterterrorism center charged with pooling and analyzing information about terrorist threats.


Retired Vice Adm. John Scott Redd is Bush's choice to lead the National Counterterrorism Center, White House spokesman Scott McClellan announced.

Redd formerly was executive director of the Silberman-Robb presidential commission on intelligence. If confirmed by the Senate, Redd, 60, would replace John O. Brennan, the center's interim chief, who said last month that he would step down after a replacement was announced.

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Redd served 36 years in the U.S. Navy, commanding eight organizations at sea from a destroyer to a fleet. He founded and commanded the Navy's Fifth Fleet in the Middle East in 1995 and has held top policy posts at the Pentagon. Since retiring in 1998, he has served as chief executive officer of a high-tech education company and deputy administrator and chief operating officer of the now-defunct Coalition Provisional Authority in Iraq.

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[acmejack]

1. An interesting piece by the good admiral

Leadership: A Biblical Approach to the Military Officer's Core Skill

http://ocf.gospelcom.net/pubs/leadership_coreskills.php

[saigon68]

3. Apparently he invokes Jesus to Kill

And invokes Jesus to inspire his Men to KILL

Sweet !!!! </sarcasm>

[AlGore-08.com]

2. Lemme guess. His name is Sama-o-ya In-bay Aden-lay.

eom

[SpiralHawk]

4. Onward Crusading Theocrats !

We will crush the liberals and free thinkers beneath the boot heel of Our Ultimate TRUTH (TM).

[u2spirit]

5. Shocking

I figured they would name Jack Bauer or Tony Almeda to the post, with all of their experience and whatnot.

[sabra]

6. Bush Names Counterterrorism Center Head

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http://www.guardian.co.uk/uslatest/story/0,1282,-5065399,00.html

Bush Names Counterterrorism Center Head

By DEB RIECHMANN

Associated Press Writer

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Bush on Friday selected a retired vice admiral of the Navy, who recently held an operations post in Iraq, to direct the nation's new counterterrorism center charged with pooling and analyzing information about terrorist threats.

Retired Vice Adm. John Scott Redd is Bush's choice to lead the National Counterterrorism Center, White House spokesman Scott McClellan announced.

Redd formerly was executive director of the Silberman-Robb presidential commission on intelligence. If confirmed by the Senate, Redd, 60, would replace John O. Brennan, the center's interim chief, who said last month that he would step down after a replacement was announced.

``He is someone who understands the nature of the enemy that we face in the war on terrorism,'' McClellan said.

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[acmavm]

7. Well, the best that can be said about this is that at least bush** didn't

drag old Admiral Poindexter out of mothballs again.

Is that guy still running his terrorism lottery I wonder?