Why would the head of the CIA take orders from a couple of assistants...?

kentuck

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Sat Jul-23-05 09:13 PM
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Why would the head of the CIA take orders from a couple of assistants...?

....to the President and Vice-President? Why would George Tenet read a speech given to him by Karl Rove and Scooter Libby? Was he also taking order from Ari Fleischer? No, not likely. Not likely that he was taking orders from Rove or Libby either. The orders were coming from somewhere else. Somewhere very high in the government. Somewhere very, very high in the government.

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Eric J in MN

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Sat Jul-23-05 09:15 PM
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1. Which speech? nt

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senseandsensibility

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Sat Jul-23-05 09:15 PM
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2. The whole Tennant thing

reeks. Did he decide to take one for the team? Why?

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ewagner

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Sat Jul-23-05 09:16 PM
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3. Yes....true

but is it also possible that the King,,er, I mean, pResident told Tenet that Rove and Libby were acting on his behalf?

or, better yet,

Tenet knew who really runs the organization

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H2O Man

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Sat Jul-23-05 09:16 PM
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4. Good point.

Very accurate observation.

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whistle

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Sat Jul-23-05 09:17 PM
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5. Somewhere very, very high in the government could be....

...the President and Vice-President or any of the top cabinet secretaries. But, they aren't supposed to give orders like that so they tell Tenet to listen to guys like KKKarl Rove and Scooter Libby.

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imenja

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Sat Jul-23-05 09:17 PM
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6. no, Rove edited the speech

Tenet wrote it--or had it written--and then Rove edited it. Apparently that is extremely rare, but it shows how powerful Rove is.

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ScreamingMeemie

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Sat Jul-23-05 09:17 PM
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7. It kind of gives credence to "Bush's Brain", eh.

Sad....sad...sad...

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savemefromdumbya

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Sat Jul-23-05 09:20 PM
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8. Dick

Obviously Cheney?

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TomClash

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Sat Jul-23-05 09:21 PM
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9. Because

they are speaking on behalf of the President. He can't be everywhere. Tenet had the same deal with Podesta.

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applegrove

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Sat Jul-23-05 09:36 PM
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10. Why would the CIA & the Pentagon allow a clique of neocons to

develop and recruit over the years?

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Evergreen Emerald

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Sat Jul-23-05 09:42 PM
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11. That is exactly what the media has NOT been saying

And should be.

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