A White House Intervention For Bickering Leaders Of U.S. Intelligence -- L.A. TimesA classified order is issued to defuse tensions between Dennis Blair, head of national intelligence, and the CIA's Leon Panetta. It deflects a power move by Blair but keeps him closely in the loop.
Reporting from Washington - The White House this month issued a classified order to resolve mounting frictions between the nation's intelligence director and the CIA over issues including how the agency conducts covert operations, U.S. officials said.
The intervention reflects simmering tension between the two most powerful players in the U.S. intelligence community: Director of National Intelligence Dennis Blair and CIA Director Leon E. Panetta.
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My Comment: This turf war has been ongoing since the beginning of the Obama administration. But after all of these months, the White House is finally showing some leadership .... leadership that is long overdue. But will this resolve this conflict .... hmmm ..... I had my doubts that this was going to be resolved this summer, and (yes) I still have my doubts.
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