George Tenet

By definition, intelligence deals with the unclear, the unknown, the deliberately hidden. What the enemies of the United States hope to deny we work to reveal. ↗

— George Tenet

#definition #deliberately #deny #hidden #hope

I am convinced the next major attack against the United States may well be conducted by people with Asian or African faces, not the ones that many Americans are alert to. ↗

— George Tenet

#against #alert #am #asian #attack

I still lie awake at night thinking about everything that could have been, that wasn't done to stop 9/11. To the 9/11 families, I said, you deserve better from your entire government. All of us. ↗

— George Tenet

#awake #been #better #could #deserve

I'm Greek, and we're conspiratorial by nature. ↗

— George Tenet

#greek #i #nature

The only people that ever stand up and tell the truth are who? Intelligence officers. Because our culture is, never break faith with the truth. We'll tell you, you don't have to drag it out of us. ↗

— George Tenet

#break #culture #drag #ever #faith

The President had every reason to believe that the text presented to him was sound... These 16 words should never have been included in the text written for the president. ↗

— George Tenet

#believe #every #had #him #included

To understand a difficult topic like Iraq takes patience and care. Unfortunately, you rarely hear a patient, careful or thoughtful discussion of intelligence these days. ↗

— George Tenet

#careful #days #difficult #discussion #hear

We could never verify that there was any Iraqi authority, direction and control, complicity with al Qaeda for 9/11 or any operational act against America. Period. ↗

— George Tenet

#against #al #america #any #authority