I almost forgot he sat behind Powell, when Powell presented the famous student paper ... ;-)
That this happened at all makes me wonder if the editor of the book is not simply another sycophant, dazzled by the big name. Some people need others to point out to them what argument will definitely have a boomerang effect. Absolutely necessary with people who have a limited capacity for self-critique, the vain and narcistic [=as has been commented in the context about Tenet; and I agree) ... Would be interesting to have a look at the PR department and the publisher ESPECIALLY for the PR strategy accompanying the book release. Quite possibly there is none but only complacency: we manged to get the deal with Tenet. --- In political-research@yahoogroups.com, Sean McBride <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Yes, their reaction to Tenet closely accords with your own. > > I was so focused on giving Tenet credit for not being a 9/11 inside job suspect, that I failed to take proper notice of his failure, of his cowardice, in not standing up to the neocons in the Bush 43 administration. If Tenet, Powell, Armitage and others like them want to redeem themselves, they are going to have to take it to the neocons with all barrels blazing, no quarter given. Tenet is *still* coming across as a person with no backbone. Sycophants shouldn't bandy around the word "honor." > > > LeaNder [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Good link, thanks!!! THAT'S IT! > > > http://www.tpmcafe.com/blog/coffeehouse/2007/apr/28/letter_to_george_ten\ et > > Dear Mr. Tenet: > > We write to you on the occasion of the release of your book, At the Center of the Storm. You are on the record complaining about the "damage to your reputation". In our view the damage to your reputation is inconsequential compared to the harm your actions have caused for the U.S. soldiers engaged in combat in Iraq and the national security of the United States. We believe you have a moral obligation to return the Medal of Freedom you received from President George Bush. We also call for you to dedicate a significant percentage of the royalties from your book to the U.S. soldiers and their families who have been killed and wounded in Iraq. ... > > > --- In political-research@yahoogroups.com, Sean McBride smcbride2@ wrote: > > > > Tenet and Powell were not enthusiastic promoters of the Iraq War and of neocon agitprop memes in general -- they dragged their feet all along, which is why the neocons pressured Bush and Cheney to fire them. But they should have resisted the neocons much more strongly than they did and resigned long before the neocons purged them. > > > > But they, along with Donald Rumsfeld (another neocon victim), now have every opportunity to make amends and do the right thing -- let's hope they will do so. > > > > Do you understand that neocons like Elliott Abrams, of Iran-Contra notoriety are *still* in the Bush 43 administration, driving it towards ever-greater conflict in the Mideast on behalf of extremists in the Israeli government? > > > > > > LeaNder l.l.hahn@ wrote: Maybe my judgment is a bit fast. I am aware, I should know the whole interview. But when I listened to him, I couldn't believe my eyes and did not trust my ears. I had to read it again. > > > > I wouldn't follow you down to the image of the neocons as the ultimate the super-machiavellians yet. ... Although there seems to be ample evidence for such a view. [Maybe I should read Ledeen's book on the topic finally. ] After all Bush-the-puppet: Cheney, Rumsfeld, Wolfowitz, Rice even Powell all agreed on the necessity of war againstIraq in the larger WWIII/IV scenario. And now we learn that Woodward did not trick us after all, that Tenet is really just the sycophant, he told us he was. > > > > Absolutely amazing. So Warren & Strobel at Knight Ridder looked at each other repeating. What the hell is going on! Something I remember you wrote occasionally, by the way. And many of us thought it. > > > > But the chief executive of the CIA now demands our sympathy based on the fact that l he wasn't the only one, who believed Saddam had WMD's? That really the administration agreed with him then? > > > > simply pathetic > > > > Did I get something wrong? Die my German ears misunderstand? > > > > > > > > > > --- In political-research@yahoogroups.com, Sean McBride smcbride2@ wrote: > > > > > > How in the name of God did George Tenet fail to notice long, long ago that the neocons -- Straussians and Machiavellians to the bone -- hold honor, decency and truthfulness in contempt, and would eagerly stab him in the back and hang him out to dry at the first available opportunity? Does Tenet even now understand what he was up against, and what the United States is still up against as we speak? I think not. He is fairly smart, but not nearly smart enough -- basically a bureaucrat without much imagination. But he gets major points for his skepticism about the crackbrained and evil schemes of the neocons. His name can be crossed off the list of possible 9/11 conspirators, along with every other foreign policy realist who has been the target of neocon hatred and vile personal attacks. > > > > > > > > > LeaNder l.l.hahn@ wrote: Doesn't exactly make me want to read his book. [who is his PR advisor? who publishes his book] > > > > > > " TENET: President's chief of staff Hi, Andy. I said, you know, we believe I believed that he had weapons of mass destruction and now what's happened here is, is you've gone out and made me look stupid.It's the most despicable thing I've ever heard in my life. Men of honordon't do this." > > > > > > Not sure if I want to laugh or cry reading this. Another boring member of the mass society. > > > > > > So I am to believe that a journalist like Bob Simon knows more about Iraq and Saddam than the head of the CIA?? Very, very peculiar??? > > > > > > To slightly modify Justin Raimondo: Oh poor puppy , come here, come to mama. > > > > > > > > > Tenet interview > > > > > > (transcript below the fold ) > > > > > > BLITZER: Former CIA Director Georgetenet is blasting the Bush administration. He says it made him ascapegoat for the war in Iraq, ruined his reputation, and ended hiscareer. Tonight CBS News is releasing more excerpts from the Tenetinterview that will air on "60 Minutes." At issue here a remark Tenetacknowledges he made in a reference to weapons of mass destruction inIraq. He said and I'm quoting now "it's a slam-dunk case". > > > According to CBS, Tenet says he doesn't believe that a slam-dunkcomment influenced President Bush's decision to go to war. But he saysthat's the message that was sent when his remarked was leaked to thejournalist Bob Woodward. Tenet says he was taking out of context and hecomplained to the White House. > > > (BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) > > > GEORGE TENET, FORMER CIA DIRECTOR: I remember picking up the phoneand calling Andy Card, who is a terrific human being and somebody I'vealways trusted > > > UNIDENTIFIED MALE: President's chief of staff at the time. > > > TENET: President's chief of staff Hi, Andy. I said, you know, webelieve I believed that he had weapons of mass destruction and nowwhat's happened here is, is you've gone out and made me look stupid.It's the most despicable thing I've ever heard in my life. Men of honordon't do this. > > > UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Men of honor don't do this. > > > TENET: You don't do this. You don't throw people overboard. Youdon't call do this you don't call somebody in. You work your heartout. You show up every day. You're going to throw somebody overboardjust because it's a deflection. Is that honorable? > > > It's not honorable to me. OK and that's how I feel. Now had ithappened and who orchestrated it and what happened, you know, at theend of the day the only thing that you have is trust and honor in thisworld. It's all you have. All you have is your reputation built ontrust and your personal honor. When you don't have that anymore, wellyou know there you go. Trust was broken. > > > UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Between you and the White House. > > > TENET: You bet. You bet. > > > > > >
