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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this is the largest release of formerly classified CIA documents ever. It reflects my commitment to be as forward-leaning as possible in releasing information that with the passage of time no longer needs to be protected.
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and those debates were spelled out in the estimate.
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His network is now answering to the world for years of nuclear profiteering,
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lawless zones, veritable no man's lands ... where extremist movements find shelter and can win the breathing space to grow.
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one of the most immediate threats the United States is likely to face.
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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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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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at that time that was what we thought.
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This did not rise to the level of certainty which should be required for presidential speeches, and CIA should have ensured that it was removed,
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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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I have analysts in my building who are convinced that that's exactly what they were, ... and analysts with the Defense Intelligence Agency who tell me the opposite.
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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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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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We protect the rights of Americans and their privacy, ... We do not violate them and we never will.