George Tenet, spook for all seasons

The former CIA chief seems strangely oblivious that his self-serving defense is shredding the remains of his reputation.

If former CIA director George Tenet's "At the Center of the Storm" were an intelligence operation, it would have to be assessed as achieving precisely the opposite of the results intended. Tenet hoped that his elaborate apology for his government service would cast him as honest, prudent and professional; his admission of his own mistakes would shine a light on his integrity; his disclosures of the machinations of Vice President Dick Cheney and the ... Full Story »

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Karl Bock
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by Karl Bock - Oct. 1, 2008

No. Blumenthal is a former Clinton administration figure, and notably excludes anything in this article dealing with Tenet's time with that administration. Instead, he focuses solely on Tenet's time with the Bush administration. Left hanging are a number of pre-9/11 events fumbled by the Clintons, and by extension, Sid Blumenthal.

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