Tenent Bypassed on Iraq-Al Queda Briefings (Senate Hearing)

[RamboLiberal]

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-030904tenet_lat,1,1507591.story?coll=la-home-headlines

A special intelligence unit at the Pentagon provided private prewar briefings to senior White House officials on alleged ties between Iraq and Al Qaeda without the knowledge of CIA Director George J. Tenet, according to new information presented at a Senate hearing today.

The disclosure suggests that a controversial Pentagon office played a greater role than previously understood in shaping the administration's views on Iraq's alleged ties to the terrorist network behind the Sept. 11 attacks, and that it bypassed usual channels to make a case that conflicted with the conclusions of CIA analysts.

Testifying before the Senate Armed Services Committee, Tenet said he did not believe the White House misrepresented the facts in making its case for war. Tenet also said that there was a "low probability" that strife in Iraq would prevent the United States from handing authority to an interim Iraqi government on July 1.

[Zhade]

1. Karen Kwiatkowski needs to testify.

She knows exactly what happened. We need her in front of that panel.

[proud patriot]

2. Exactly

OSP needs to be exposed

[calimary]

7. As my teenager would say - "no DUH!"

What's so ironic is that this is being treated as something new. WE have known about this for ages. I even called Ted Kennedy's office about it this morning. Office of Special Plans. Repeat after me. Office of Special Plans. They're only just now getting around to it. Better late than never. So NOW, guys, we all need to take advantage of that TOLL FREE number to Capitol Hill (note my sig line). FIRST THING IN THE MORNING! CALL YOUR REPS!! PLEASE!!! It makes all the difference in the world.

If they think you don't care, they won't, either.

[JoFerret]

4. Soldier of truth; Kwiatkowski link

Link: http://www.laweekly.com/ink/04/13/news-cooper.php

[indepat]

3. Yet it is all the CIA's fault?

[xchrom]

5. tenet might be boo boo the fool

but the white house is who made manufactured the case for war. and that ultimately the point -- the buck stops with bush.

[boobooday]

6. I'm watching the Senate hearings now

On the C-Span Website. I heard Kennedy was magnificent. Levin was good.

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