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Officials dispute claims in Tenet's book
AP on Yahoo ^ | 4/29/07 | Katherine Shrader - ap

Posted on 04/29/2007 5:11:32 PM PDT by NormsRevenge

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1 posted on 04/29/2007 5:11:33 PM PDT by NormsRevenge
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On the Net:

CIA background on Tenet: http://tinyurl.com/29mo9a


2 posted on 04/29/2007 5:11:59 PM PDT by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi ... In FReeP We Trust ...)
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Then CIA Director George Tenet testifies about the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on the United States in this March 24, 2004 file photo. A senior White House counselor on Friday April 27, 2007 dismissed former CIA Director's George Tenet portrait of a Bush administration that rushed to war in Iraq without serious debate. 'The president did wrestle with those very serious questions,' Dan Bartlett said. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)


3 posted on 04/29/2007 5:13:23 PM PDT by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi ... In FReeP We Trust ...)
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4 posted on 04/29/2007 5:14:04 PM PDT by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi ... In FReeP We Trust ...)
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To: NormsRevenge
I don’t blame Tenant for being bitter at being a ‘fall guy’, but its not like the administration has been skillful in THEIR OWN defense.

He is just the weak link that can’t take the heat, and has the latest book deal. A great deal of respect for the fool has been lost by this proud Neocon.

5 posted on 04/29/2007 5:17:20 PM PDT by FreedomNeocon (Success is not final; Failure is not fatal; it is the courage to continue that counts -- Churchill)
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Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, leaves CBS studio, Sunday, April 29, 2007, in Washington. President Bush will not support a war spending bill that punishes the Iraqi government for failing to meet benchmarks for progress, Secretary Rice said Sunday. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)


6 posted on 04/29/2007 5:17:49 PM PDT by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi ... In FReeP We Trust ...)
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To: FreedomNeocon
Not that I had a HUGE amount of respect for the guy... but at least he understood the Islamist threat, and believed that ‘imposing democracy’ was the only cure... just as I do.
7 posted on 04/29/2007 5:19:35 PM PDT by FreedomNeocon (Success is not final; Failure is not fatal; it is the courage to continue that counts -- Churchill)
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To: NormsRevenge

After watching the 60 minutes interview, I am more convinced than ever this man should have never held the top position in the CIA, let alone be allowed to stay after Bush took office. It seems he was promoted to early and to often.


8 posted on 04/29/2007 5:20:10 PM PDT by operation clinton cleanup
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To: operation clinton cleanup

Couldn’t agree with you more; this is a low level bureaucrat way in over his head. Who would have confidence in such a blubbering wimp? And just like another disaster named Robert McNamara, he has now written a book claiming credit for what went right and totally disclaiming involvement in what went wrong.


9 posted on 04/29/2007 5:24:22 PM PDT by laconic (ence)
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To: NormsRevenge
I watched the interview. We would benefit from a lie-detector test given to Tenet. He denies meaning that slam dunk meant other than how the world reads it. He claims outright that he believed his analysts when they told him that Iraq has WMD [and let's read that as something with mushroom potential not something used years ago] Probably the same analysts who claimed that for the aspirin factories bombed by Clinton.

Of very strong interest is why was [is] he never asked is, 'Why did you believe your analysts and not the inspectors who actually looked'.

10 posted on 04/29/2007 5:25:07 PM PDT by ex-snook ("But above all things, truth beareth away the victory.")
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To: operation clinton cleanup

You watched the interivew huh?

Once I heard “60 minutes” with the puff promotional piece in the NYT... I knew what it was all about, and just ignored it (not even giveing hits to the websites promoting it)

Its 99% CYA at this point.


11 posted on 04/29/2007 5:28:00 PM PDT by FreedomNeocon (Success is not final; Failure is not fatal; it is the courage to continue that counts -- Churchill)
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To: ex-snook

I watched the interview and like how it stood up to the nut pelley. Then he sortof went nuts regarding Cheney and the “slam dunk” remark. I don’t get why these people go around apologizing and backtracking. There WERE in fact WMDs, how many Kurds were killed by them???
They should stick with it and insist on the probability that they were moved to Syria.
sheesh!


12 posted on 04/29/2007 5:30:16 PM PDT by jackv (just shakin' my head)
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To: operation clinton cleanup

Clinton hold-over.


13 posted on 04/29/2007 5:30:58 PM PDT by jaz.357 (...diagonally parked in a parallel universe.)
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The consummate example of the 'Peter Principle'

14 posted on 04/29/2007 5:31:06 PM PDT by A.A. Cunningham
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To: FreedomNeocon
Scott Pelley actually came across as an @ss in the interview. The editing made it look like Tenet was being interrogated!
15 posted on 04/29/2007 5:31:26 PM PDT by operation clinton cleanup
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To: NormsRevenge

Wasn’t he a Clinton Appointee, if so this problem is REALLY Bush’s fault for his ‘New Tone’ crap, he should have let this POS go when he took office.

He didn’t replace the Federal Pros, and look what happened, and there are several instances simlar to this is there not.


16 posted on 04/29/2007 5:31:31 PM PDT by stockpirate (Al Qaeda is in the United States, they are in the House and Senate, Democrats all!)
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To: operation clinton cleanup
I am more convinced than ever this man should have never held the top position in the CIA,

My goodness, is that ever true. Just your raw instincts tell you he should never have been in such a position. Cry baby, backstabber, not a man in control of himself or the situation. THIS GUY headed up the CIA. Just wow. What is going on in DC?

17 posted on 04/29/2007 5:39:56 PM PDT by Bahbah (Regev, Goldwasser & Shalit, we are praying for you.)
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To: NormsRevenge

Tenet is a loser. The only ones buying his book are those who believe in cut and run in Iraq.


18 posted on 04/29/2007 5:43:47 PM PDT by taxesareforever (Never forget Matt Maupin)
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To: Bahbah

I always assumed Clinton installed him as a “yes” man, never understood why Bush kept him. I suppose it was a “transition thing”, but then 9/11 happened.


19 posted on 04/29/2007 5:45:22 PM PDT by operation clinton cleanup
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To: NormsRevenge
failed leadership,"

seems like it

20 posted on 04/29/2007 5:45:39 PM PDT by Freee-dame
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