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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 25, 2004
New security plan proposed
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senate
Intelligence Committee Chairman
Pat Roberts says that a year ago he
probably wouldn’t have proposed
the sweeping intelligence overhaul
he brought forward this week.
But given the series of inquiries
into the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist
attacks, the prewar intelligence on
Iraq, and his eight years presiding
over “Oh-my-God hearings,” the
Kansas Republican said he saw
the need to act.
On Monday, he put forward
details of a plan to break up the
CIA and rearrange the Pentagon’s
spy agencies under a single nation
al intelligence director, among a
litany of other changes outlined in
a 139-page draft bill.
Roberts calls it “a marker” in
the debate and said he expects
changes.
But with the legislation, he has
solidified his position as a lead
ing critic of the intelligence com
munity by proposing the most
far-reaching intelligence overhaul
debated since the Sept. 11 attacks.
Roberts’ proposal met immedi
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ate and broad resistance Monday.
The Intelligence Committee’s
top Democrat, Sen. Jay Rockefeller
of West Virginia, said it would be
a “severe mistake” to disband the
CIA while it is embroiled in the
war on terror.
Former CIA Director George
Tenet, making his first public
statement since he resigned last
month, said Roberts’ plan showed
a “dangerous misunderstanding of
the business of intelligence.”
President Bush did not endorse
Roberts’ p roposal Monday. Instead,
the president said only that he was
interested in finding “the best way
to fashion intelligence so the pres
ident and his Cabinet secretaries
have got the ability to make good
judgment calls.”
Bush has supported the need
for a national director to oversee
all intelligence-gathering, but has
yet to detail the powers he wants
the office to have.
Defense Secretary Donald H.
Rumsfeld said he hadn’t had a
chance to see the restructuring
proposal in writing.
“We do need to make signifi-
cant adjustments in how we col
lect, communicate and dispense
information,” Rumsfeld told an
audience of about 1,300 troops
at Fort Bliss in El Paso, Texas, on
Monday.
But he added: “We have to be
careful about it.... You don’t want,
in the middle of the war, to go tea
rin’ up the pea patch.”
Roberts surprised Republicans
and Democrats alike when he
announced on a Sunday morning
talk show his proposal to remake
the intelligence community by
splitting the CIA into three sepa
rate agencies, pulling all or part of
four defense intelligence agencies
out of the Pentagon, and creating
anew national intelligence director
to oversee the National Intelligence
Service he envisions.
On Monday, a defensive Roberts
said, “If this proposal seems radical
to some ... my response would be:
What should we do?”
More than three dozen attempts
to reorganize the intelligence com
munity over more than five decades
have failed, he said, adding that he
spoke week with colleagues
of both parties, and eight of his
panel’s nine Republicans have
agreed that Congress must act.
Democrats, meanwhile, criticized
Roberts for not working in a more
bipartisan fashion, and demanded
more details.
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Entrepreneur program
offers cash to students
BY JENNY RUBY
STAFF WRITER
UNC students soon will have
the chance to take part in a little
risky business.
This year, anew entrepreneur
ial program allows them to build
a repertoire of important business
experience and perhaps even win a
piece of a $27,500 cash prize.
Organized through the Kenan
Institute of Private Enterprise, the
Carolina Challenge asks students
to propose original ideas for orga
nizations and compete for several
thousand dollars in cash.
“This is more than just a com
petition,” said Bart Welch, chair
man of Carolina Challenge. “It’s a
dynamic program throughout the
year.”
The yearlong event consists of
a series of requirements that must
be completed during the school
year.
Cash awards totaling at least
$27,500 will be divided among the
top three winners in both profit
and nonprofit categories. Special
awards also will be given to cat
egory winners.
Welch encouraged all stu
dents, regardless of major, to
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He said the organizers of the
challenge hope to expand both
parts of the competition in the
future.
At least two students must team
up for each group entering the
Carolina Challenge competition.
The challenge will culminate in
April, when all competitors pres
ent a business plan.
The winners’ names will be
released April 16 during the annu
al Carolina Entrepreneurship cel
ebration.
The event brings together
students, faculty and entrepre
neurs who support the Carolina
Entrepreneurial Initiative.
The panel of judges has not been
selected yet, but it will be drawn
from the University, business, non
profit and artistic communities.
Welch said many of the judges will
be leaders in their fields.
He said he is striving to engage
students from all schools and
departments throughout the
University through the challenge.
“There are many ideas out
there,” he said. “We want to see
ideas come out.”
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the Center for Entrepreneurial
Studies, also encouraged stu
dents from all disciplines on
campus to become involved in
the challenge.
“There’s a lot of entrepreneurial
energy on campus,” he said. “This
is a great opportunity to learn
about the process.”
Students involved in the com
petition will receive support and
expert coaching from professionals
working in the field, Welch said.
“We are going to have so much
support,” he said. “Someone with
no experience will walk out of this
very knowledgeable.”
Reid said he is excited to see
where the competition will go in
the future.
“We hope this will become an
important part of the Carolina
fabric,” he said. “We hope to
unleash the creative energy on
campus.”
Students interested in partici
pating in the program can find
more information on the Carolina
Challenge Web site at http://www.
carolinachallenge.org.
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