European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 14, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 12 stars and stripes saturday april 14 2007 War Czar would bypass red tape the Washington Post Washington when the commanding general in Iraq needed people for a Rule flaw initiative he had to Send a memo tothe us Central command that command forwarded it to the joint chiefs of staff the joint chiefs forwarded it to the office of the Secretary of defense Only then was it passed along to the White House to find the people that would change under a plan being developed by presi Dent Bush aides to create a High powered Czar to oversee the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan the new execution manager As the White House has called the position would be empowered to Cut through the bureaucracy and talk directly with army Gen David Petraeus the top us Mili tary commander in Iraq and other key figures to figure out what is needed to make More Progress on the ground under the proposal distributed by the National Security Council the execution manager would talk daily with the military com Manders in Iraq and Afghanistan As Well As to the ambassadors in Baghdad and Kabul the official would then meet with the presi Dent each morning to review developments the goal to meet re quests for support by Petraeus and others would be someday service the proposal said so far the White House has had trouble finding someone to fill the new assignment at least five retired fourstar generals have declined standing up a War Czar is just throwing in another layer of by retired maj Gen John Batiste who commanded the army 1st infantry division in Iraq said on a conference Call organized by the National Security network a group critical of Bush policies excuse me we have a Chain of command Al ready and if s time for our Lead ers to step up and take charge the White House is seeking a retired three or fourstar general or experienced Diplomat in Hopes of finding a person of stature who can Bend the government to his or her will National Security adviser Stephen Hadley said he also will consider Active duty military or foreign service officers before presenting a finalist to the presi Dent Cia director Michael Hayden also is an Active duty fourstar general in the air Force a Cia chief Agency not mired by military link the associated press Cia director Michael Hayden said Bis Posi Tion As a fourstar general does not hinder his ability to run the spy Agency despite concerns raised when he got the Job last year in an interview to air sunday on spans program Hay Den acknowledged there Are a number of current and former Mil itary leaders now in the top jobs at spy agencies but he said his nearly 40 years of air Force service is not a Factor As he leads the Cia in not in any military Chain of command Hayden said Accord ing to a transcript provided in and Vance to the associated press i am an Active duty air Force officer but i dont report to the chief of staff of the air Force i dont re port to the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff within Days the Senate could vote on a spending blueprint for spy agencies that includes a provi Sion to ensure that future Cia directors and Deputy directors Are civilians president Bush has threat ened to veto the Bill objecting to that language and a dozen other provisions the Bill also says any military officer running the Cia will not be subject to the defense Secretary supervision and the Cia must reimburse the military for the individuals salary the Cia was created after world War n to establish a civil Ian intelligence Agency partly in response to the military inability to predict japans attack on Pearl Harbor Mastermind denies ties Mcclatchy newspapers the Nephew of alleged sept 11 Mastermind Khalid Shaikh Mohammed told a military hearing last month that hed sent More than to one of the Hijack ers but he denied that he was a member of Al Aida or knew any thing about the plot to Fly air planes into the world Trade Center Ammar a Baluchi said it want unusual for him to wire Large sums of Cash to wealthy persian Gulf Stu dents studying in the United states according to a transcript of the hearing which the Pentagon released thursday another prominent terrorist suspect Siduan bin Iso Uddin bet Ter known As Ham Bali also denied any links to Al Aida according to a transcript of his hearing the us alleges Ham Bali was a key Leader of Indonesia Al Aida Branch blamed for the 2002 bomb ing of a resort nightclub on Bah which killed about 200 tourists Mastt australians the two men Are among 14 so called High value terrorist suspects who were held secretly by the Cia until last september when they were transferred to the Guantanamo Bay Cuba prison facility the military hearings Are part of a process to determine whether they should be held As enemy combatants premiere saturday 14 april join us in celebrating the arrival of the All new land Rover lr2 All land Rover lr2 include these features 100 Usa 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