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| Bush issues WMD order on North Korea, Iran, Syria |
| 2005-06-30 |
| WASHINGTON - US President George W. Bush gave US authorities new powers on Wednesday to block assets of companies believed to be helping North Korea, Iran and Syria pursue nuclear, biological and chemical weapons. The executive order did not mention specific countries, instead saying it applied to âany person or foreign country of proliferation concern.â A US official said that, for now, the administration is targeting four entities from Iran, three from North Korea and one from Syria. The move was another step in US efforts to overhaul intelligence agencies that have been sharply criticised since the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks for failing to uncover that plot and faulty prewar judgments that Iraq had weapons of mass destruction. âBy applying these powers against weapons of mass destruction, we deny proliferators and their supporters access to the US financial system and starve them of funds needed to build deadly weapons and threaten innocents around the globe,â US Treasury Secretary John Snow said. The order responded to concerns expressed by a presidential commission that issued a report in March criticizing US intelligence efforts on weapons of mass destruction. The White House said it endorsed 70 of 74 recommendations, will further study three and will not implement one classified recommendation. In accepting the commissionâs recommendations, President George W. Bush has directed that a new National Security Service be created inside the FBI to combine the bureauâs counterterrorism, counterintelligence and intelligence efforts. Bush also endorsed the establishment of a National Counter Proliferation Center to manage and coordinate intelligence activities on the proliferation of nuclear, biological and chemical weapons. |
| Posted by:Steve White |
| #9 chasing serial killers of course, it would be nicer if they would catch them. |
| Posted by: 2b 2005-06-30 13:21 |
| #8 ...share MP3 files. OldSpook..wicked chilly...dude! |
| Posted by: Red Dog 2005-06-30 12:05 |
| #7 Now if Bush can form the "National Security Service" insde the FBI, then rip it out and let it stand on its own under DHS instead of the Attorney General... Then we would have something that would work. And the FBI could go back to doing what they do best: chasing serial killers and people who share MP3 files. |
| Posted by: OldSpook 2005-06-30 10:11 |
| #6 I think screwing with the Tour would be a huge mistake. It's the one thing that would put the population of Italy and France on our side. Therefore of course illogical and thus possible. Also French Grand Prix is this weekend, I figure a Bridgestone inspired terrorist act. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2005-06-30 10:06 |
| #5 Red Dog -- you don't mention the need for a purge at State. IMHO, we need to either have a complete turn over in the staff there, eliminating the Cold War-era moles, or cut their power to the point they're nothing but glorified couriers. They certainly shouldn't have any authority over visas, and everyone in State now and who's retired over the last thirty years should be audited under a microscope to make sure they've not been on the take. |
| Posted by: Robert Crawford 2005-06-30 07:39 |
| #4 Great comment, .com. They just went on my weblog's masthead. |
| Posted by: Ptah 2005-06-30 05:05 |
| #3 Heh, RD. "say doom" - You sound like you need to attend the Rantapalooza, bro. |
| Posted by: .com 2005-06-30 01:16 |
| #2 Dittos .com ***** semi informed thoughts, Bush takes common sense action, he walks *instead of* spouting streams of nuanced wonky-talk(clintoon & Skerry) at press conferences and photo ops. ya gotta love it. In accepting the commissionâs recommendations, President George W. Bush has directed that a new National Security Service be created inside the FBI to combine the bureauâs counterterrorism, counterintelligence and intelligence efforts. Bush also endorsed the establishment of a National Counter Proliferation Center to manage and coordinate intelligence activities on the proliferation of nuclear, biological and chemical weapons. >FBI: they need huge cut in budget and a new mission, they should be tasked with one thing, to keep track of all the paper clips in Washington and keep them under surveillance. >CIA? Go Goss Go! > I do have some confidence in Negroponte and Michael Chertoff. I remember Negroponte when he pulled El Salvador out of the clutches of some nasty commie rat bastards. He's tough, he can take heat. Chertoff is tough, I just hope he's tough enough. Sort of on topic?[The Supersized asshats.. binny, Zark, Alzwah, haven't pulled any big ones off for quite awile now.] > Bio is probably the most likely and therefore the greatest risk for mass murder and or economic-dammage op in our country. (so called experts think) but a series of truck bombs could take out leadership and do alot of damage also. I heard a report today about two Iraqis who were busted @ the Mexican border. Fox News tv. but I haven't found it since. Europe there's the Tour..big symbol. I hate to even think about it. say doom. |
| Posted by: Red Dog 2005-06-30 01:07 |
| #1 Focus. Ignore the crap, the ankle-biters, the second-guessers. Get the best input you can, decide what makes sense given the knowns and best-guess on the unknowns. Organize. Execute. Focus. |
| Posted by: .com 2005-06-30 00:15 |