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02/02/2006:

"Intel Chief Lists Top U.S. Worries"

WASHINGTON - National Intelligence Director John Negroponte said Thursday that the al-Qaida terror network remains the “top concern” of the U.S. intelligence community, followed closely by the nuclear activities of Iran and North Korea.

Negroponte told the Senate Intelligence Committee in a relatively rare public session that Iran probably does not yet have nuclear weapons, nor the fissile material needed for producing them.

“Nevertheless, the danger that it will acquire a nuclear weapon and the ability to integrate it with the ballistic missiles Iran already possesses is a reason for immediate concern,” he said.
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Negroponte should be on top of everybody's list. His appearance right at this moment is ominous.