Veteran former spy to take top intelligence slot

US president George Bush today nominated intelligence veteran, former National Security Agency Director Mike McConnell, to be the second US national intelligence director.

Veteran former spy to take top intelligence slot
Fri, 05 Jan, 2007 - 15:39

US president George Bush today nominated intelligence veteran, former National Security Agency Director Mike McConnell, to be the second US national intelligence director.

In a reshuffling of national security team, he also chose his former top spy, John Negroponte, to be deputy secretary of state.

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