Comey, left, is generating the same intense interest as the 2007 book by former cia director george tenet. For the first time, the former cia director admits. George tenet was the director of central intelligence from 1997 to 2004. A losers history george tenets sniveling, selfjustifying new book is a disgrace. Start with bill kristols refutation of tenets story about richard perle. In his muchanticipated and intermittently fascinating new memoir, at the center of the storm, mr. The book was released on april 30, 2007 and outlines tenets version of 911. As the title indicates, george tenet and the cia were at the center of the storm in the spin up to the iraq war and the war to protect and defend the homeland. Woodwards book took his words out of context and had been fed deliberately to woodward by someone in the white house eager to shift blame from the white house to the c. Former cia director george tenets new book has hit the bookstores. Tenet writes that the whole slam dunk scene described in mr. Ap interview with former cia chief tenet on new book youtube. His father, born in qeparo, himara, albania, worked in a coal mine in france before arriving in the united states via ellis island just before the great depression.
New york besides giving him a chance to pay back bush administration officials he believes left him to twist in the wind, former cia director george tenets new book reveals sobering details. Its difficult to see why george tenet would be so incautious as to write his own selfjustifying apologia, let alone give it the portentous title at. Its difficult to see why george tenet would be so incautious as to write his own selfjustifying apologia, let alone give it the portentous title at the center of the storm. Updated george tenets new book, at the center of the storm, reveals something extremely important about events in the final weeks before 911. The author, george tenet, takes the reader through 911, the invasion of afghanistan, and the events surrounding the iraq war. Tenets new book says the bush white house rushed into the iraq war. Theres been lots of criticism, and precious little praise, for george tenets book in the blogosphere. The drums have been sounding for the longawaited book by former cia director george tenet.
Before james comeys stunning memoir, there was george. Bush announces that tenet has resigned as cia director. The book masterfully provides a first hand account into the decision making process that two president used to combat terrorist. George joh n ten et was born on january 5, 1953, in flushing, quee ns, new york city, new york, the son of albaniangreek immigrants evangeli a and john tenet. Heres why ex cia director tenet said iraq would be a. The former cia directors new book gets some facts wrongor so says the former top staffer of the 911 commission. My years at the cia is a memoir cowritten by former director of the central intelligence agency george tenet with bill harlow, former cia director of public affairs. But former cia deputy director mike morell, in his book. Former cia director george tenets new book asserts that no serious debate was held before a decision was made to invade iraq.
George tenet cashes in on iraq the former cia chief is earning big money from corporations profiting off the war a fact not mentioned in his. Tenets new book gives his version of history leading up to september 11. George tenets evasions his new memoir proves how hard it is to tell the truth about oneself, but how easy it is to blame others. In his muchanticipated and intermittently fascinating new memoir, at the center of the storm, george tenet writes that the words slam dunk. Former cia director george tenet is defending his actions in the months leading up to the iraq war in a new book called at the center of the storm. Governments actions in post invasion iraq are extremely insightful. His mother was a greek from epirus, greece, who had fled from. George tenets sniveling, selfjustifying new book is a disgrace.
George john tenet was the director of central intelligence for the united states central intelligence agency and is distinguished professor in the practice of diplomacy at georgetown university. Washington george tenet, the former director of central intelligence, has lashed out against vice president dick cheney and other bush administration officials in a new book, saying they pushed the country to war in iraq without ever conducting a serious debate about whether saddam hussein posed an imminent threat to the united states. Tenet, former director of central intelligence, has become best known for two words. George tenets book thomas jefferson street us news. George tenet, former cia director walking into room and sitting down 2. Before james comeys stunning memoir, there was george tenets. Former cia director george tenets new book criticizing the bush administrations march to war in iraq has triggered a rare public spat between alumni of the u. Tenet provides an amazingly honest assessment of the agencys performance. He was appointed to the faculty of georgetown university in 2004 and lives outside washington, d. Comey, left, is generating the same intense interest as the 2007 book by former cia director.
George tenet news stories about george tenet page 1. In doing so, he sets the record straight about cia operations and shows readers that the truth is more complex than suggested in other versions of recent history. He holds a bsfs from the georgetown university school of foreign service and an mia from the school of international affairs at columbia university. In george tenets new book, at the center of the storm, the former cia director claims that, when the israeli government sought the release of jailed israeli spy jonathan pollard in 1998, it. I highly doubt that in this time period, where were. In new book, tenet bashes cheney belatedly the nation. In his book, at the center of the storm, and on sundays broadcast of 60 minutes, george tenet said he encountered pentagon advisor richard perle outside the white house on sept. He has a toughguy new york accent and theres a picture of him in the book with a leather jacket on looking like hes really giving it to. Washington george tenet, the former director of central intelligence, has lashed out against vice president dick cheney and other bush administration officials in a new book, saying they. I watched george tenets interview with tim russert on meet the press sunday. Former cia director george tenet will likely never live down having called the intelligence on saddam husseins wmd a slam dunk.