-Caveat Lector- > > "BUZZY" KRONGARD -- NEW #3-MAN AT THE CIA IS FORMER > INVESTMENT BANKER According to Krongard, referring to the > CIA's predessor, "the whole OSS was really nothing but Wall > Street bankers and lawyers." > > http://www.rumormillnews.net/cgi-bin/config.pl?read=7720 > CIA/OSS is Bankers and such > > Posted By: Noah > Date: Tuesday, 20 March 2001, 1:07 p.m. > > NOW YOU HAVE IT STRAIGHT FROM THE HORSES MOUTH OR BEHIND. > CHECK OUT THE 11TH PARAGRAPH BELOW: > > > Colorful Outsider Is Named No. 3 at the CIA > > By Vernon Loeb and Greg Schneider > Washington Post Staff Writers > Saturday, March 17, 2001; Page A03 > > A.B. "Buzzy" Krongard, a cigar-chomping former investment > banker and martial arts enthusiast, was named yesterday > executive director of the CIA, bringing a fast-paced > management style to the agency's No. 3 job. > > Central Intelligence Agency Director George J. Tenet > announced the appointment, saying he treasures Krongard's > "wise counsel and 'no-nonsense' business-like views." > > Krongard, 64, former head of Alex. Brown & Co., an > investment bank based in Baltimore, joined the agency three > years ago as a counselor to Tenet. He switched careers > shortly after helping engineer the $2.5 billion merger of > Alex. Brown and Bankers Trust New York Corp., gaining $71 > million in Bankers Trust stock. > > Few of his former colleagues were surprised by his decision > to trade a $4 million salary and stock options for the far > less remunerative job of Tenet's consigliere. > > A graduate of Princeton and the University of Maryland Law > School, Krongard has a fondness for extreme military-style > activities. Even as a banking executive, he trained with > police SWAT teams for recreation and worked out with a kung > fu master. > > To impress -- or intimidate -- visitors, the former Marine > officer would demonstrate lightning-fast moves for disabling > an attacker. > > The purpose of his exercise regime was not just to stay > fit, he once said, but to increase toughness and discipline. > To that end, he would thrust his hands repeatedly into > buckets of dried rice or absorb blows to the stomach from a > heavy medicine ball. > > He maintained a shooting range on the park-like grounds of > his home on the northern edge of Baltimore, and kept a > walk-in safe stocked with Cuban cigars. > > His rhetorical style, blunt and colorful, sets him apart on > the seventh floor of CIA headquarters. In an interview > yesterday, Krongard described his past duties as those of a > "minister without portfolio" whom senior managers felt > comfortable talking to about "sticky subjects." > > "I really didn't have a dog in any fights," he allowed, > "and I was able to broker some things." > > But Krongard exhibited the requisite secretiveness when > asked to explain his interest in intelligence and how he came > to land a job in Tenet's inner circle. If you go back to the > CIA's origins during World War II in the Office of Strategic > Services, he explained, "the whole OSS was really nothing but > Wall > > Street bankers and lawyers." > > Given the CIA's insular nature, outsiders who assume top > posts often arouse suspicion. That was certainly true in the > case of Nora Slatkin, a Capitol Hill staffer and Pentagon > official who served as executive director from 1995 to 1996 > under then-CIA Director John M. Deutch. > > One former agency official said yesterday that he found it > "absolutely astounding" that Tenet installed Krongard in such > an important job. "When you meet him, he tells you to punch > him in the stomach to see how tough he is," the former > official said. > > But Krongard received a rave review from former deputy > director of operations Jack Downing, an agency legend. "I > have a lot of respect for Buzzy," Downing said. "He knows > business and financial markets and all that. But he's been > privy to everything since he's been there, sitting at > George's right hand, so he certainly knows the agency. I > personally would be very happy to serve in that agency with > Buzzy as executive director." > > Krongard described his new role as that of a chief > operating officer and vowed to keep everyone focused. "If you > ask me, 'What is your one biggest priority?' it would be to > do everything I can . . . to support our two basic missions > here, operations and intelligence," he said. "If you don't > worry about who gets the credit, you can accomplish an awful > lot." > > � 2001 The Washington Post Company > > > Washington Post article > > > RUMOR MILL NEWS AGENCY > http://www.rumormillnews.com > Rayelan Allan, Publisher > > Message From Rayelan: > > Many people have asked how I restored my health. Here is my > secret: DEAD DOCTORS DON'T LIE. > > These are the products I used and continue to use. 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