Then he was appointed head of Syria's general intelligence directorate.

He said the intelligence directorate had to give military guidance and sometimes do so sternly.

Once, he had been director of the foreign service branch of China's intelligence directorate.

He said the intelligence directorate had established "a scientific system" for measuring performance on those principles.

The Pakistani intelligence directorate would continue to handle the deliveries.

"There's only one way to learn that part of the job - and, hell, politics aren't supposed to have much place in the Intelligence Directorate."

Q. And you were in the intelligence directorate.

As such, he was responsible for formulating and coordinating policy for the intelligence directorate.

Paramilitary and civil defense forces and the military's intelligence directorate are all to be disbanded.

You, Mr. Gates, are a product of the intelligence directorate.