布什提名海登将军任中情局长 (Bush Nominates General Hayden as CIA Chief)

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星期一(050806)
布什提名海登将军任中情局长 (Bush Nominates General Hayden as CIA Chief)

美国总统布什提名空军上将迈克尔.海登担任中央情报局下一任局长。布什总统星期一在白宫宣布这项提名时说，海登将军在情报领域有20多年的工作经验，对情报界有全面的了解。布什总统说，海登会确保情报工作的秘密性和责任性，这两点对美国的国家安全至关重要。

海登目前是美国副情报总监，还曾担任过国家安全局局长。海登的提名必须经过美国参议院的确认。参议院的一些共和党籍的资深议员表示对布什的这项选择没有太大的热情。

星期一早些时候，布什总统的安全助手哈德利赞扬了海登将军，并反驳了国会一些批评者有关情报机构应该由文职官员领导的看法。

President Bush has nominated Air Force General Michael Hayden to be the next director of the Central Intelligence Agency. Announcing his choice at the White House Monday, President Bush said General Hayden has more than 20 years of experience in the intelligence field, and that he knows the intelligence community \"from the ground up.\" The president said Hayden will enforce the secrecy and accountability that are critical to U.S. national security.

Hayden is currently deputy director of national intelligence, and former head of the National Security Agency. His appointment must be confirmed by the U.S. Senate. Several senior Republican members of Congress have signaled they are less than enthusiastic about the president's choice.

Earlier, President Bush's security aide Hadley praised General Hayden and rebutted critics in Congress who say a civilian should lead the CIA.