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--- Begin Message ----Caveat Lector- http://www.iht.com/articles/538924.html Nominee for CIA gives bleak spying prognosis Douglas Jehl NYT Wednesday, September 15, 2004WASHINGTON Representative Porter Goss of Florida has said that rebuilding the CIA will take more than five years and that American spies need to be encouraged to take more risks. . Before the Senate Intelligence Committee on Tuesday, Goss, nominated by President George W. Bush as the new director of central intelligence, offered what he called a candid view of the intelligence agencies. Goss, a Republican, said that if confirmed as director, he would practice "tough love" in leading agencies that he portrayed as standing at three on a scale of 10 in terms of capabilities. . The bleak picture that Goss painted of intelligence abilities was not entirely unexpected. In February, George Tenet, then the director of central intelligence, warned that rebuilding the clandestine services would take five more years, despite a rebuilding effort that Tenet made a top priority beginning when he took office in 1997. . But members of the committee still seemed taken aback as Goss described human intelligence, the most important pillar in collecting information about terrorist operations, as probably the weakest link in the country's intelligence arsenal. . "I can't emphasize enough that if you don't have case officers who can deal with the cultures and the language, you're not going to get much," Goss said. In terms of rebuilding capabilities, he said that "the great bulk of what we will need is more than five years out there." . When Senator Mike DeWine, a Republican from Ohio, called that statement "rather frightening," Goss replied, "Candor is important, sir." . Goss's depiction was darker than many he has offered in the past, during seven years as chairman of the House Intelligence Committee. But it was consistent with criticisms that he has made in recent months, and reflected the mood of a Congress that is embarking on a major intelligence overhaul in the wake of recent failures. . "I don't want to give aid and comfort to the enemy by telling you how bad I think the problem is," Goss said at one point in the four-and-a-half hour session. . Goss, a Republican who has spent nearly 16 years in the House, spent much of his time trying to assure Democratic members of the panel that he would be an independent, objective intelligence chief. Some Democrats asked for further time to question him before a committee vote next Monday afternoon. . Still, Goss appeared all but certain to win confirmation by the Senate, probably on Tuesday. 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