[antimedia] antimedia: No surprise here....

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Posted by antimedia:
No surprise here....
http://www.antimedia.us/posts/1178074676.shtml


   ....The media [1]is lying about George Tenet's book (and so is George
   Tenet.)

     GEORGE TENET'S JUST released book, At the Center of the Storm, has
     created quite a stir. Over the past few days, a myriad of news
     accounts have referenced various snippets of the former director of
     Central Intelligence's self-serving collection of remembrances. But
     here is something you probably have not heard or read about Tenet's
     book: it confirms that there was a relationship between Saddam's
     Iraq and al Qaeda. And, according to Tenet, "there was more than
     enough evidence to give us real concern" about it too.
     Tenet devotes an entire chapter to the question of Iraq's ties to
     al Qaeda (Chapter 18, "No Authority, Direction, or Control"). Much
     of the chapter is used to vilify Douglas Feith, the former
     undersecretary of defense, and Vice President Cheney. Tenet claims,
     repeatedly, that Feith, Cheney, and others in the Bush
     administration exaggerated the intelligence on Saddam's ties to al
     Qaeda. The former DCI says they "pushed the data farther than it
     deserved" and "sought to create a connection between Iraq and the
     9/11 attacks that would have made WMD, the United Nations, and the
     international community absolutely irrelevant." (In this vein,
     Tenet also erroneously claimed to have met Richard Perle on
     September 12, 2001. According to Tenet, Perle said "Iraq has to pay
     a price for what happened yesterday [September 11]." However, Perle
     was in France and, therefore, could not have met with Tenet. Perle
     denies the conversation took place at all.)

   Can you believe that? In the chapter titled "No Authority, Direction,
   or Control" Tenet admits that Al Qaeda was in Iraq and that there was
   "more than enough evidence" to concern the CIA.
   And isn't it nice that Tenet tells an outright lie to buttress his
   view of things? We've got some wonderful public servants, don't we?
   If you read the rest of the article, you'll find out that, in the very
   chapter where Tenet claims no authority or control, Tenet provides
   solid evidence of a relationship between Saddam and Al Qaeda dating
   back over a decade before we entered Iraq.
   Except there was no relationship, right?
   I am really getting tired of the lies. Aren't you?

References

   1. http://www.weeklystandard.com/Content/Public/Articles/000/000/013/596texms.asp?pg=1