Awwal 24, 1432 H/April 28, 2011, SPA -- President Barack Obama on Thursday nominated CIA director Leon Panetta to be U.S. defense secretary and General David Petraeus to replace him at the spy agency, in a major reset of the U.S. national security team, according to Reuters. Obama also said he would nominate veteran diplomat Ryan Crocker as U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan.
