Tenet memoir under scrutiny

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Tenet memoir under scrutiny
THE WASHINGTON TIMES

The CIA has submitted portions of a book manuscript by George J. Tenet to the White House for review amid speculation the former CIA director's memoirs will be critical of President Bush.

The book, "At the Center of the Storm," is still being analyzed by the CIA's Publications Review Board. It was during that process that portions of the manuscript were sent to the White House's National Security Council (NSC).

CIA spokesman Mark Mansfield said in response to questions from The Washington Times yesterday that the book portions were sent to the White House for "classification review purposes." He said the book was not submitted because of any negative comments about Mr. Bush, as an intelligence source told The Times. The spokesman declined to comment on the book's contents.

He said the sole criterion for review is whether a book contains classified information, which cannot be published legally by former CIA employees. In this role, the White House would have the power to delete information, or perhaps scenes, it views as classified.