On April 29, 2007, Tenet was interviewed about his memoir on 60 Minutes.[2] Tenet outlined the content of his book including allegations that are contrary to the George W. Bush administration positions.
Criticismedit
Tenet faced accusations of hypocrisy from former espionage officials on the book's release date, for not speaking out earlier against the White House's push to invade Iraq.[3]
Former Secretary of StateCondoleezza Rice disputes Tenet's claim that the Bush administration, before the U.S. led invasion of Iraq in March 2003, never had a serious debate about whether Iraq posed an imminent threat or whether to tighten existing sanctions.[4]
CIA veteran, Michael Scheuer, states, "Sadly but fittingly, 'At the Center of the Storm' is likely to remind us that sometimes what lies at the center of a storm is a deafening silence."[5]
Robert Baer, author and former CIA field officer assigned to the Middle East states, "It's not that Tenet is responsible for getting us into Iraq. It's that he failed in not making a full disclosure to Congress and the White House that we were taking a leap into a bottomless black abyss. He should have resigned when he realized Bush would use bad intelligence to deceive the American people. This is what we get when we have a politicized CIA director."[6]
Douglas Feith, the former Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, whom Tenet criticizes in his book, states: "The problem with George Tenet is that he doesn't seem to care to get his facts straight. He is not meticulous. He is willing to make up stories that suit his purposes and to suppress information that does not." In reference to Tenet's error regarding Richard Perle (see below), Feith wrote that "The date, the physical descriptions, the quotation marks are all, in the words of Gilbert and Sullivan's 'Mikado,' merely corroborative detail, intended to give artistic verisimilitude to an otherwise bald and unconvincing narrative." The memoir, Feith said, "... does offer insight into Mr. Tenet. It allows you to hear the way he talked -- fast, loose, blustery, emotional, imprecise, from the 'gut.' Mr. Tenet proudly refers to the guidance of his 'gut' several times in the book -- a strange boast from someone whose stock-in-trade should be accuracy and precision."[7]
Erratumedit
A key conversation with then Pentagon advisor Richard Perle on September 12, 2001, in which Tenet claims Perle told him that "Iraq had to pay for the attack" could not have occurred as Perle was stranded in Paris and did not return to Washington, D.C. until three days later;[4] however, in an interview with CNN's Wolf Blitzer during an episode of The Situation Room Perle admitted that the two men indeed crossed each other one morning, as claimed by Tenet, but only later in the same week and not on September 12.
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At the Center of the Storm My Years at the CIA is a memoir co written by former Director of the Central Intelligence Agency George Tenet with Bill Harlow former CIA Director of Public Affairs The book was released on April 30 2007 and outlines Tenet s version of 9 11 the War on Terrorism the 2001 War in Afghanistan the run up to the 2003 Iraq war rough interrogation and other events 1 At the Center of the Storm My Years at the CIABook coverAuthorGeorge Tenet with Bill HarlowCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglishSubjectCentral Intelligence AgencyGenreMemoirPublisherHarperCollinsPublication dateApril 30 2007Media typeHardcoverPages576ISBN0 06 114778 8OCLC71163669Dewey Decimal327 12730092 B 22LC ClassJK468 I6 T42 2007 Contents 1 60 Minutes interview 2 Criticism 3 Erratum 4 See also 5 Related memoirs 6 References 7 External links60 Minutes interview editOn April 29 2007 Tenet was interviewed about his memoir on 60 Minutes 2 Tenet outlined the content of his book including allegations that are contrary to the George W Bush administration positions Criticism editTenet faced accusations of hypocrisy from former espionage officials on the book s release date for not speaking out earlier against the White House s push to invade Iraq 3 Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice disputes Tenet s claim that the Bush administration before the U S led invasion of Iraq in March 2003 never had a serious debate about whether Iraq posed an imminent threat or whether to tighten existing sanctions 4 CIA veteran Michael Scheuer states Sadly but fittingly At the Center of the Storm is likely to remind us that sometimes what lies at the center of a storm is a deafening silence 5 Robert Baer author and former CIA field officer assigned to the Middle East states It s not that Tenet is responsible for getting us into Iraq It s that he failed in not making a full disclosure to Congress and the White House that we were taking a leap into a bottomless black abyss He should have resigned when he realized Bush would use bad intelligence to deceive the American people This is what we get when we have a politicized CIA director 6 Douglas Feith the former Under Secretary of Defense for Policy whom Tenet criticizes in his book states The problem with George Tenet is that he doesn t seem to care to get his facts straight He is not meticulous He is willing to make up stories that suit his purposes and to suppress information that does not In reference to Tenet s error regarding Richard Perle see below Feith wrote that The date the physical descriptions the quotation marks are all in the words of Gilbert and Sullivan s Mikado merely corroborative detail intended to give artistic verisimilitude to an otherwise bald and unconvincing narrative The memoir Feith said does offer insight into Mr Tenet It allows you to hear the way he talked fast loose blustery emotional imprecise from the gut Mr Tenet proudly refers to the guidance of his gut several times in the book a strange boast from someone whose stock in trade should be accuracy and precision 7 Erratum editA key conversation with then Pentagon advisor Richard Perle on September 12 2001 in which Tenet claims Perle told him that Iraq had to pay for the attack could not have occurred as Perle was stranded in Paris and did not return to Washington D C until three days later 4 however in an interview with CNN s Wolf Blitzer during an episode of The Situation Room Perle admitted that the two men indeed crossed each other one morning as claimed by Tenet but only later in the same week and not on September 12 See also edit2001 anthrax attacks Abu Ghraib prison Command responsibility Extraordinary rendition Governments positions pre 2003 invasion of Iraq Guantanamo Bay detention camp Homeland Security Act Iraq and weapons of mass destruction Iraq disarmament crisis Legitimacy of the 2003 invasion of Iraq Plausible deniability Public relations preparations for 2003 invasion of Iraq UN Security Council and the Iraq war Unlawful combatant USA PATRIOT Act Views on the 2003 invasion of Iraq WaterboardingRelated memoirs editA Journey by Tony Blair Decision Points by George W Bush In My Time A Personal and Political Memoir by Dick Cheney Known and Unknown A Memoir by Donald Rumsfeld Spoken from the Heart by Laura BushReferences edit HarperCollins Official homepage Archived from the original on 2007 09 29 Retrieved 2007 04 30 CBS News 2007 04 25 George Tenet At The Center Of The Storm Retrieved 2007 04 29 Fox News Ex CIA director faces criticism over memoir Reuters Archived from the original on 2007 05 18 Retrieved 2007 04 30 a b Tenet Memoir Draws Heat From Key Players Associated Press Retrieved 2015 11 16 The Washington Post 2007 04 29 Tenet Tries to Shift the Blame Don t Buy It Retrieved 2007 04 29 TIME George Tenet s Real Failure Archived from the original on May 5 2007 Retrieved 2007 05 03 The Wall Street Journal Inside the Inside Story Archived from the original on 2007 05 08 Retrieved 2007 05 04 External links edit nbsp Wikinews has related news Ex CIA Director George Tenet s memoir published Excerpt of 60 Minutes interview with George Tenet at YouTube HarperCollins book description Archived 2007 09 29 at the Wayback Machine ReviewsBloomberg Tenet Attacks Woodward s Slam Dunk Story Lets Bush Off Hook Retrieved 2007 05 02 MSNBC Tenet claims CIA was a scapegoat for war Retrieved 2007 04 30 ABC News Former CIA Director Breaks Ranks With Bush Rattles Washington Retrieved 2007 04 30 The New York Times 2007 04 28 An Ex C I A Chief on Iraq and the Slam Dunk That Wasn t The New York Times Retrieved 2007 04 28 BBC News 2007 04 27 Ex CIA chief pens critical memoir Retrieved 2007 04 27 Ex CIA chief says slam dunk Iraq quote misused Reuters Retrieved 2007 04 26 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title At the Center of the Storm amp oldid 1143830983, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
