Controversy over general tipped as CIA boss
US President George Bush’s nomination of General Michael Hayden as CIA chief has ignited a confirmation fight over the intelligence veteran’s ties to the controversial eavesdropping programme and his ability to be independent from the military establishment.
With Hayden at his side yesterday, Bush urged senators to promptly approve the former National Security Agency head, who one year ago was confirmed unanimously to be the nation’s first deputy director of national intelligence.
