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Tenet Denies Drunken Rant About 'the Jews'

Pressured CIA chief spilled fears to Saudi prince

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(Newser) – George Tenet is vehemently denying a report in a new book that the then-CIA director railed against Bush administration neocons, "referring to them with exaxperation [sic] as, 'the Jews,'" the Atlantic reports. The incident took place in Saudi Prince Bandar's pool after Tenet downed half a bottle of scotch, according to the book, by New York Times reporter Patrick Tyler. Tyler reports in a footnote that Tenet "disputed the remarks attributed to him."

"The bastards are setting me up" to take the fall after reports that Iraq had weapons of mass destruction proved false, Tyler quotes Tenet as saying. "I am not going to take the hit."

Tenet flailed around in Bandar's pool and told him he was being set up during the Iraq WMD fiasco, a new book alleges.
Tenet flailed around in Bandar's pool and told him he was being set up during the Iraq WMD fiasco, a new book alleges.   (AP Photo)
Saudi Prince Bandar bin Sultan, left, hosted Tenet in his palace. Witnesses say Tenet got drunk and then railed against the Bush administration and Jews.
Saudi Prince Bandar bin Sultan, left, hosted Tenet in his palace. Witnesses say Tenet got drunk and then railed against the Bush administration and Jews.   (AP Photo/RIA-Novosti, Alexei Nikolsky, Pool)
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The bastards are setting
me up. I am not going
to take the hit.
- George Tenet, according to Patrick Tyler

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abumohammed
Dec 20, 08 8:07 AM CST
Looks like a load of BS to me. Everyone is running away from this story. The guys who were in the room have denied it: http://jeffreygoldberg.theatlantic.com/archives/2008/12/tenets_denial.php The head of the Anti-Defamation League said it is a load of nonsense: http://jeffreygoldberg.theatlantic.com/archives/2008/12/foxman_to_tenets_rescue.php Even the Saudis are saying it is BS: http://georgejtenet.com/BANDARSTATEMENT.html The publishers will be lucky if they don't get sued on this one... Reply
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