Discussing Tenet book, Kurtz referred to "a bunch of
journalists of questionable patriotism"
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On April 30, discussing former CIA director George
Tenet's just-released book, At the Center of the Storm
(HarperCollins), on Washington Post Radio, Washington
Post media critic Howard Kurtz asserted: "So what's
interesting here is: This is no longer the liberal media
saying this. This is no longer a bunch of journalists of
questionable patriotism saying the Bush administration
rushed to war; wanted to invade Iraq all along; didn't
have a serious debate." Kurtz continued: "This is the
former director of the Central Intelligence Agency and I
think, in some ways -- leaving his motivation aside --
he has validated the press accounts that we've seen
about the way that this war unfolded."
According to an April 30 Reuters article, in his book,
Tenet "criticized the Bush administration's preparations
for war and accused the White House of ruining his
reputation by falsely asserting that he told President
George W. Bush finding weapons of mass destruction in
Iraq would be a 'slam dunk.' "
From the April 30 broadcast of Washington Post Radio's
morning broadcast:
JESSICA DOYLE (co-host): And he seems to be -- there's a
war of words between him and Condoleezza Rice, Secretary
Condoleezza Rice, over that, that whole "slam dunk"
controversy and the lead-up to the war. What do you make
of her comments yesterday?
KURTZ: Well, look, she is still part of the
administration. She has to defend this war. She has to
defend the intelligence, so, obviously, she's going to
have a very different take. And, look, it's Vice
President Cheney who said on Meet the Press -- I saw
this clip replayed several times in the last couple days
-- that "George Tenet told us it was a slam dunk."
So what's interesting here is: This is no longer the
liberal media saying this. This is no longer a bunch of
journalists of questionable patriotism saying the Bush
administration rushed to war; wanted to invade Iraq all
along; didn't have a serious debate. This is the former
director of the Central Intelligence Agency and I think,
in some ways -- leaving his motivation aside -- he has
validated the press accounts that we've seen about the
way that this war unfolded.
Contact:
Howard Kurtz kurtzh@washpost.com
Contact:
Washington Post Radio
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