Greenville Magazine - June 2008 - (Page 40)

from the pros closely together. The DNI oversees the FBI, CIA, Homeland Security and several other security divisions. McConnell said the primary concern of our National Intelligence System is to protect the citizens of the U.S. and discussed the difficulties of ensuring freedom and privacy while also maintaining security. After his talk, McConnell took questions from the audience and spent time talking to community members. He also publicly asked Furman President, David Shi, for a teaching position upon his retirement next year. Just before assuming his position of Director of National Intelligence, McConnell served as a senior vice president with the consulting firm Booz Allen Hamilton, where he focused on the areas of intelligence and national security. He holds a BA degree in economics from Furman and a MPA from George Washington University and is a graduate of the National Defense University and the National Defense Intelligence College. McConnell’s visit was sponsored by The Riley Institute at Furman in cooperation with the Greater Greenville Chamber of Commerce and was made possible through the support of The Mayville Foundation. The event was widely covered by the media, with C-SPAN sending a team for a national broadcast and the Associated Press and local television stations and newspapers in attendance. n Finance by with Hamilton Joseph aLLen GiLLespie When It’s Raining Dollars, You Should Catch A Few ny investor following the news lately should be well aware that the politicians in Washington are currently doing what they do best: showering other people’s money on the masses. Why are they engaging in such largess now? Why, it’s an election year of course. More importantly, if they lose, then they will need someone to buy their expensive Washington homes. Sure the excuse is that we face terrible consequences in the aftermath of the recent real estate bubble, but the truth is in the joke, “I am from the government, and I am here to help.” McCain will tell you that it was greedy Wall Street bankers that single-handily created and promoted the latest real estate bubble. Obama will tell you it was the lack of regulation. Hillary, meanwhile, wants to invalidate millions of contracts by freezing adjustable mortgage rates. The truth is that it was the nation’s central bank that lowered interest rates to one percent, the lowest in 40 years that got the boom rolling. The truth is that the government as a matter of social policies has granted real estate a Admiral Mike McConnell intelligence officer – and retired in 1996 as a vice admiral. He also served as director of the National Security Agency (NSA) from 1992 to 1996 and led the organization as it adapted to the multi-polar threats brought about by the end of the Cold War. Under his leadership, NSA provided global intelligence and information security services to the White House, Cabinet officials and Congress in addition to military and civil intelligence customers. During the talk, McConnell highlighted aspects of his job, saying that he awakens six mornings a week at 4 a.m. in order to prepare for his briefing with the President at 7. McConnell also described the creation of the DNI position in response to the events of 9/11, emphasizing the need for all intelligence agencies to work more CELEBRATING 20 YEARS 40 Greenville maGazine | may/june 2008 http://www.ucgreenville.org http://www.ucgreenville.org

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Greenville Magazine - June 2008 Contents From the Publisher My Greenville Everyday Heroes Tackling Diversity Greenville’s Gone Global In The Lead From the Pros Anderson Suburban Sprawl Wellness The REAL State of Real Estate Something to Bark About Minority-owned Business A Look Back 1-Tank Trips Private School Resource Guide After Hours The Bulletin Around Town Viewpoints

Greenville Magazine - June 2008

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