Rep. Goss, a former CIA case officer, has resolutely supported CIA Director George Tenet (CFR) and is not expected to disclose anything that would put Tenet in a bad light. According to New York Times reporter James Risen, "Mr. Goss played a quiet but influential role in persuading the Bush administration to keep Mr. Tenet.
http://www.nolajbs.net/editorial/rise_of_garrison.state.shtmlGoss, R-Fla., refused to be drawn into the controversy over how the Niger uranium allegation found its way into Bush's address, and said he remains confident in Tenet as CIA director.
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