Veteran CIA Operative Returns as Hayden Deputy

Sources close to the White House said that Michael Hayden is expected to name Stephen R. Kappes as his deputy. Kappes, a highly respected long-time CIA officer, was Deputy Director of Operations  before he resigned less than two months after Porter Goss became Director. Among other accomplishments, Kappes was instrumental in convincing Libyan strongman Moammar Qaddaffi to give up his weapons of mass destruction. The move is designed to stop the hemorrhaging of talent out of the agency, shore up the clandestine services and restore confidence in the institution and its leadership.