FBI Names 6th Counterterrorism Chief Since 9/11

[Rose Siding]

The FBI announced the appointment yesterday of its sixth counterterrorism director since the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, underscoring the bureau's struggle to retain executives in senior positions.

Willie T. Hulon, a 21-year FBI veteran who until recently headed the bureau's Detroit office, was named newest chief of the FBI's Counterterrorism Division.

Two of Hulon's predecessors have retired, while three others moved to other FBI jobs, including deputy director John S. Pistole and Gary M. Bald, who now oversees counterterrorism and counterintelligence programs.

All of the FBI's senior positions have turned over at least once since the Sept. 11 attacks, and many have changed hands numerous times. FBI officials have said they are working against lucrative opportunities in the private sector and the unique pressures of attempting to prevent terrorist attacks.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A32313-2004Dec28.html?nav=rss_politics

Isn't Detroit where they totally botched the big terrorism case and it got thrown out?

[NYC]

1. That's one every 6 months.

Really gives you the impression they know what they're doing, doesn't it? Inspires confidence.

[Rose Siding]

2. They were just waiting...

for someone to screw up enough to advance in BushWorld.

[NYC]

3. You mean the person who does the screwing up

is the one who gets advanced. Correct?

[Rose Siding]

4. Yes

that's what I meant. I suppose it's not a hard and fast rule- but it sure happens a lot.

[EFerrari]

6. Correction: it is a hard and fast rule. It's a doctrine

[Strawman]

5. This is just inexcusable

One every six months? This is the kind of issue the opposition party really really needs to raise. Hell this is the kind of thing the entire Congress including the Republicans need to be playing the watchdog role on.

[proud patriot]

7. pretty high turnover rate

which stinks x(

[NecessaryOnslaught]

8. When the next staged "terra" attack happens

these six tools can play hot potato with the blame while the lambs gear up for "Amerikka strikes back 2".

[Swamp Rat]

9. Shuffling the deck...

... to play 52 card pick-up.

D'oh! x(

[Career Prole]

10. With that remarkable continuity in the counter-terrorism community

how come I don't feel cuddly safe?

[lovuian]

11. The CIA and FBI are in shambles from Bush!!! and the Pentagon

I have to say Bush has encouraged many of them to take early retiremnent!!!

[Alpharetta]

12. Blame Clinton

Blame ABB.

[Cooley Hurd]

13. Where is Colleen Rowley?

Is she still in the FBI/Detroit office or has she been "retired?"

[InvisibleBallots]

14. as soon as they realize what the job actually is

they don't want it

[JD Lau]

15. maybe they are secretly going for some kind of record...

[StaggerLee]

16. ahhh

No wonder we're making great strides.

[0007]

17. When is the FBI gonna wise up and get a man that has real experience?

junior would absolutely fall in love with Salvatore "Sammy the Bull" Gravano. The perfect fit.

Sammy could straighten out a nightmare in a New York second, 'eh?


What a sweetheart!

[Inland]

18. Hm. Time for a "stop-loss" policy at counterterrorism! nt

[DeepModem Mom]

19. Feeling safer?