Tenet lied under oath to 9/11 commission

[struggle4progress]

Former CIA Director George Tenet committed perjury in his April 14 testimony before the 9/11 Commission when he claimed he had not met with President Bush in the month before the attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon. That misrepresentation in Tenet's testimony was noted within hours by Agence France-Presse.

The following day, AP reported the CIA issued what was described as a correction after the Director "misspoke." The Agency asserted that its records showed Tenet meeting with Bush on August 17 and 31, and then on at least six occasions in September prior to Tuesday, the 11th.

However, that CIA announcement omits mention of the visit that then DCI Tenet apparently made to the President's Crawford, Texas ranch on August 24. The White House website on August 25 quotes a remark made by George W. Bush that he met with Tenet the previous day.

In a verbatim transcript, the President is quoted during an impromptu walking tour of Bush's Crawford, TX ranch that he had met the day before with CIA Director and newly appointed members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Defense Secretary Rumsfeld and National Security Advisor Rice were also present at a Presidential press conference in Crawford on the 24th, according to the White House press notice issued that day.
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http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/WO0406/S00098.htm

[sundancekid]

1. Tenet is still a black hole for me ... a whole lot more there than

meets the eye, including his "sudden" leaving ... somebody sure as hell got tired of "carrying water" missions and cover-ups ... I put my money on Tenet the bureaucrat was willing to stay, but georgie-porgie must have thought/asked/heard something of a deal that apparently Tenet COULD refuse or refute ... just IMHO here ...