Friday, March 11, 2011

The U.S. intelligence chief says rebels win Gaddafi

The U.S. director of national intelligence, James Clapper, has caused a scandal in testimony before a Senate committee in Washington that Gaddafi's troops are going to win. During his appearance before the Committee of the Senate Armed Clapper said that "the regime will succeed" because of its advantage in regard to weapons and financial resources.

Clapper, a retired Air Force, Admiral Dennis Blair replaced as national intelligence director a little over a year. His position was created after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, brings together all the intelligence agencies of the United States, as the CIA, DIA, FBI and the intelligence branches of the armed forces.

Several senators have reacted with amazement to the statements of Clapper, and some have even called for his resignation.

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