After 9/11 transformed US intelligence, first ODNI director John Negroponte says America is safer today
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When John Negroponte, then-ambassador to Iraq, was appointed by George W. Bush as the first-ever director of national intelligence in April 2005, he said it came as a "bit of a surprise."
The former ambassador found himself chief of the intelligence community following the 9/11 Commission’s report that revealed cracks in the U.S. intelligence system – gaps that lead to the biggest attack on U.S. soil since Pearl Harbor. "Intelligence is a very important element of our national security," Negroponte said. "It's not a panacea. But it is a very, very useful tool in terms of narrowing the degree of uncertainty."More Related News