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David Ignatius - The Right Spymaster for Obama
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War and Piece — | Main December 11, 2008 David Ignatius suggests how Obama should fill intel spots. Posted by Laura at December 11, 2008 12:14 AM

The Cult of Wealth
Matthew Yglesias — ... David Ignatius says Barack Obama ought to “Find the [Warren] Buffett-like manager who can create a truly great U.S. intelligence system at DNI, then let that person pick a CIA director who will be nonpolitical.” Spencer Ackerman ...

Transition News 12/11
The Stump — ... Why Obama needs the Warren Buffet of national intelligence. ...

The CIA as MI6?
Daimnation! — ... , Felix Leiter. David Ignatius makes a sweeping proposal to reform US intelligence. I don't think another major change to the US intelligence structure is realistically possible for some time; in any case, a neophyte president Obama will not have the stomach for trying to achieve it even if he thinks it a good idea. ...

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