As a nation we have, over the past seven years, been rebuilding our intelligence with powerful capabilities that many thought we would no longer need after the Cold War. We have been rebuilding our clandestine service, our satellite and other… — George Tenet Copy Share Image
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.… — George Tenet Copy Share Image
One mushroom cloud would change history. My deepest fear is that this is exactly what they Al Qaeda intend. — George Tenet Copy Share Image
As a nation we have, over the past seven years, been rebuilding our intelligence with powerful capabilities that many thought we would no longer… — George Tenet Copy Share Image
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… — George Tenet Copy Share Image
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… — George Tenet Copy Share Image
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… — George Tenet Copy Share Image
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… — George Tenet Copy Share Image
When I came to the CIA in the mid-'90s, our graduating class of case officers was unbelievably low. Now, after years of rebuilding, our… — George Tenet Copy Share Image
The only people that ever stand up and tell the truth are who? Intelligence officers. Because our culture is, never break faith with the… — George Tenet Copy Share Image
