George Tenet
George Tenet
George John Tenetwas the Director of Central Intelligencefor the United States Central Intelligence Agency, and he is Distinguished Professor in the Practice of Diplomacy at Georgetown University...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth5 January 1953
CountryUnited States of America
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The President had every reason to believe that the text presented to him was sound... These 16 words should never have been included in the text written for the president.
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If one side does something, and the other side does something within the span of a security meeting, we can say we are into Tenet.
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I am greatly saddened by the death of Cord Meyer, a passionate defender of freedom around the world,
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at that time that was what we thought.
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When people use the word 'failure,' failure means no focus, no attention, no discipline, and those were not present in what we or the FBI did here or around the world,
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No one told us what to say or how to say it, ... We will always call it as we see it.
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one of the most immediate threats the United States is likely to face.
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The Tenet work plan requires a 100 percent effort by Chairman Arafat to end the violence and the terror, and I would expect the 100 percent effort to begin immediately.
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raised several concerns about the fragmentary nature of the intelligence with National Security Council colleagues. Some of the language was changed.
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Cord defined the concept, doctrine and implementation of covert action on behalf of the security and interests of our nation,
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and those debates were spelled out in the estimate.
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another five years to have the kind of clandestine service our country needs.
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Admiral Jeremiah is the perfect person to lead such a review, ... His credentials are impeccable and his credibility is unquestioned.
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There was no lack of care or focus in the face of one of the greatest dangers our country has ever faced,