World News 18-02-2005 who: George W Bush what: Appoints John Negroponte as first US director of national intelligence where: Washington DC when: Thursday snippet: "Mr Negroponte is a 40-year career foreign service officer," says The Financial Times, "who has led US missions in many of the country`s hottest wars, from Vietnam to central America and most recently, Iraq." Francis Harris of The Telegraph says that the Washington rumour-mill suggests Mr Negroponte "will face a brutal behind-the-scenes struggle" as the CIA, NSA and FBI "battle to maintain control of their agencies". [... more]

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