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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

Topics: Deals Definition Deliberately Deny Enemies Hidden Hope Intelligence Reveal States United United States Unknown Work

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

~George Tenet

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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.

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Topics: Been Believe Every Had Him Included Never Presented President Reason Should Sound Text Words Written

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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

Topics: About Awake Been Better Could Deserve Done Entire Everything Families Government Lie Night Said Still Stop Thinking Us You Your

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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

Topics: Because Break Culture Drag Ever Faith Intelligence Never Officers Only Our Out People Stand Stand Up Tell Truth Up Us Who You

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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

Topics: Act Against Al America Any Authority Complicity Control Could Direction Iraqi Never Operational Period Verify Qaeda

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Here's the teaching point, if you're teaching kids about intelligence and policy: Intelligence does not absolve policymakers of responsibility to ask tough questions, and it doesn't absolve them of having curiosity about the consequences of their actions.

~George Tenet

Topics: About Actions Ask Consequences Curiosity Does Having Here Intelligence Kids Point Policy Policymakers Questions Responsibility Teaching Them Tough You

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Iraq... has also had contacts with al-Qaida. Their ties may be limited by divergent ideologies, but the two sides' mutual antipathy toward the United States and the Saudi royal family suggests that tactical cooperation between them is possible.

~George Tenet

Topics: Also Antipathy Between Contacts Cooperation Divergent Family Had Ideologies Iraq Limited May Mutual Possible Royal Royal Family Saudi Sides States Tactical Them Ties Toward Two United United States

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You know, at the end of the day, the only thing you have is trust and honor in this world. That's all you have. All you have is your reputation built on trust and your personal honor. When you don't have that anymore, well, you know, there you go. Trust was broken.

~George Tenet

Topics: Anymore Broken Built Day End End Of The Day Go Honor Know Only Personal Reputation The Only Thing Thing Trust Well World You Your

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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

Topics: African Against Alert Am American Asian Attack Convinced Faces Major Many May Next People States United United States Well I Am

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Public Servant

Born: January 5th, 1953

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