CIA Director George Tenet Resigns
By Jeralyn, Section Valerie Plame Leak Case
Posted on Thu Jun 03, 2004 at 07:50:32 AM EST
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Posted on Thu Jun 03, 2004 at 07:50:32 AM EST
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CIA Director George Tenet resigned today "for personal reasons."
Tenet had been under fire for months in connection with intelligence failures related to the U.S.-led war against Iraq, specifically assertions the United States made about Saddam Hussein's purported possession of weapons of mass destruction, and with respect to the threat from the al-Qaida terrorist network.
During his seven years at the CIA, speculation at times has swirled around whether Tenet would retire or be forced out, peaking after the terror attacks of Sept. 11, 2001 and surging again after the flawed intelligence estimates about Iraq's fighting capability.
"Personal reasons"? What do you think?
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