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[ARCHIVED THREAD] - CIA Director George Tenet Must Go: He Failed USA

Posted: 9/12/2001 4:23:53 PM EDT

... He is so insistant on, and proud of "playing by the rules" in the CIA.
Well, it has bitten us squarely on our ass.
In my opinion, as much tax dollars we flood that department with, our intelligence community should have known something.
There is no room for errors in matters with the magintude of the WTC attack.
Fire him now!
Where is the accountability?
No other world power in histrory would keep this asshole on the payroll after such a miserable failure.

Posted: 9/12/2001 4:34:56 PM EDT

[#1]

I also wonder what our allies might have known about this operation in advance. As much as the Isrealis have infiltrated the various middle eastern terrorist groups, why didn't they develop some intel on this? How about the Saudi's/Kuwaiti's, etc? Hard to beleive this was planned, prepared and executed without someone being tipped off.

Posted: 9/12/2001 4:41:08 PM EDT

[#2]

i am sure that, as usual, months from now it will come out that israel or the brits did warn us, and as usual, it 'got lost' going thru channels.

Posted: 9/12/2001 4:42:17 PM EDT

[#3]

Perhaps not lost!
News media starting to pickup on it.
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,34293,00.html
Good Read!

Posted: 9/12/2001 4:43:30 PM EDT

[#4]

For God'sake relax, the guy just got into the job, and has 8 years of Klinton to recover from.
Get real.
EDIT: He was appointed by Clinton in 1997, and held over by Bush. My error.

Posted: 9/12/2001 4:50:35 PM EDT

[#5]

Quoted:
For God'sake relax, the guy just got into the job, and has 8 years of Klinton to recover from.
Get real.

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... and what? (in my best nasaly liberal apologists voice)

... "oh give him another chance"
NO, YOU GET REAL

Posted: 9/12/2001 4:53:30 PM EDT

[#6]

Control yourself, Winston. Your namesake would be ashamed for you.

Posted: 9/12/2001 5:08:21 PM EDT

[#7]

Little more in depth article on the spy recruitment process. Obviously a critical element in this scenerio.
http://www.newsmax.com/archives/articles/2001/9/11/232727.shtml

This is no time to relax on any front!!!

Posted: 9/13/2001 7:48:40 AM EDT

[#8]

Quoted:
For God'sake relax, the guy just got into the job, and has 8 years of Klinton to recover from.
Get real.

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Are you thinking that he just came in with Bush? Sorry, he was Clinton's director of Central Intelligence also. He has got to go, but I somehow doubt that's gonna happen. He was totally worthless during the temple mount flare up, when this recent intifada began. I mean a real bungler - trying to meet Arafat WHILE HIS HOUSE WAS BEING BOMBED BY THE ISRAELIS!

Posted: 9/13/2001 8:26:47 AM EDT

[#9]

Its not Tenet's fault. I saw a news conference with GWB Sr., he should know since he was the head of the CIA. He said that the real our intelligence failed was because the news media muck raker would expose some bad part of the CIA that is unethical etc, such as dealing with Manual Noriega, the former dictator of Panama. But Geo. Bush Sr. said that gathering intelligence is a dirty job, involving people with questionable motives. He further stated that some people motives for co-operating with the CIA are sometimes noble, sometimes for money, sometimes for woman. But when you take those aspects away, you are loosing part of your eyes & ears.

Posted: 9/15/2001 1:02:03 PM EDT

[#10]

In my best nasaly grade-school-yard voice ...
[size=3][blue][i]... I told you so![/i][/blue][/size=3]

CHANGE AT CIA?

The massive intelligence failure in the Sept. 11 terrorist attack is likely to prove the end of George Tenet's tenure as CIA director, according to members of congressional intelligence committees.

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[url]http://www.townhall.com/columnists/robertnovak/rn20010915.shtml[/url]

Posted: 9/15/2001 1:25:39 PM EDT

[#11]

Perhaps Tenet is incompetent; obviously he should be removed.
Or perhaps he did not have sufficient time and/or resources to turn things around.
I don't claim to know the answer. However, the fact that he was one of the rare hold-overs from the Clinton admin. tends to support the latter statement.
In any event, his will not be the only head to roll even if innocent of wrongdoing or incompetence.
Does anybody remember ADM. Kimmel and GEN. Short, blamed and cashiered for Pearl harbor, and recently exonerated?
-With my usual, reasoned, adult voice.

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