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Originally Posted by Richard
Directors - the first use of the term Czar came from Senator Biden in reference to GEN (Ret) Barry McCaffrey's becoming the Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy - the Drug Czar.
Richard's $.02  |
Gentlemen,
May I add a little trivia?-
(UNCLAS) During OJC in '89 two FBI agents were attached and accompanied the JSOTF. The sealed indictments out of the Southern and Middle Districts of FL had been in place for quite some time (between the two of them, about 22 months). It's been nearly 20 years but this is what I remember:
On Dec 24th General Noriega who was under indictment made his way into the Papal Nuncituria. By Dec 25th Wm Bennett, we were then referring to as the "drug czar" made the call that DEA would be shown in the lead. That decision came down to the JSOTF thru command.
It was then that S/A Rene de la Cova of the DEA entered the picture (literally) and the FBI showed themselves to be a real class act. They continued to provide support from the background and remained perfect gentlemen.
Meanwhile de la Cova is seen in the pictures on the ramp of the MC-130 on 7 Jan 1990 as "Tony" prepares for his trip to Florida. USMS SOG actually did the heavy work.
Here's the deal on de la Cova
http://news.google.com/newspapers?ni...g=5583,2801707
Here's the citation to the drug czar
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...031103567.html
William J. Bennett, who became the nation's first drug czar during the George H.W. Bush administration, said he spent three weeks in a room with Biden, then chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, hashing out the scope of the new job.
v/r
phil