Questions About Negroponte
by TChris
Echoing some of the concerns raised by bloggers, the mainstream press is asking questions about John Negroponte, President Bush's nominee as director of national intelligence.
[As ambassador to] Honduras, Mr. Negroponte "looked the other way" when evidence of rights violations came to light, said Reed Brody, counsel to Human Rights Watch. "Unfortunately," Mr. Brody said, "today the United States is involved in serious human rights crimes committed in the process of collecting intelligence. Is he just going to look the other way again?"
While this is the kind of question that Senate Democrats should raise during Negroponte's confirmation hearing, don't count on any serious opposition from a party paralyzed by fear of being labeled "obstructionist."
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