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Post by GSC Admin on Jun 3, 2004 5:10:02 GMT -5
www.npr.org/display_pages/features/feature_1921115.htmlGeorge Tenet Resigns as CIA Director June 3, 2004 -- President Bush says George Tenet has resigned as CIA director for "personal reasons" and will leave the spy agency he's led for seven years. Bush called Tenet a strong and able leader. "I send my blessings to George and his family and look forward to working with him until he leaves the agency," Bush said. Tenet has been a Washington survivor, serving in the top intelligence post under Democratic and Republican administrations. He was the lone official in a senior post held over from the Clinton administration. But the United States suffered a series of intelligence failures on his watch -- including the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks and inaccurate estimates about weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. Some have suggested that Tenet's duties overseeing all U.S. intelligence efforts were too much for one person and should be divided among more than one director. Tenet will continue as CIA director until mid-July. Earlier this year, Tenet had warned that he might not remain in his post through a second Bush administration, but the timing of Tenet's resignation took many by surprise. A deputy will lead the agency temporarily until a successor is found.
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