Friday, June 04, 2004


Yahoo! News - After Major Lapses, CIA Spymaster Resigns
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - CIA Director George Tenet, who presided over major intelligence lapses involving the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks and the mistaken belief that Iraq had weapons of mass destruction, has resigned and will leave in July, the Bush administration said on Thursday.

The White House said Bush had no prior warning of Tenet's move and denied suggestions he was forced out over erroneous intelligence reports that have prompted the president to create a bipartisan commission to examine the quality of pre-war U.S. intelligence.

"He told me he was resigning for personal reasons. I told him I'm sorry he's leaving," Bush said in a surprise announcement shortly before heading to Italy and France. "I will miss him."

Interesting. When's the book coming out, George? Better hurry before Colin beats you to it.