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George Tenet's Drunk Pool Party

by BooMan
Wed Dec 17th, 2008 at 10:52:33 AM EST

This scene certainly has the air of plausibility. Patrick Tyler paints the picture in his new book A World of Trouble: The White House and the Middle East--From the Cold War to the War on Terror. DCI George Tenet is in Riyadh at Prince Bandar's place. He's drunk, he's in the pool, and he's feeling besieged.

A servant appeared with a bottle. Tenet knocked back some of the scotch. Then some more. They watched with concern. He drained half the bottle in a few minutes.
"They're setting me up. The bastards are setting me up," Tenet said, but "I am not going to take the hit." ..."According to one witness, he mocked the neoconservatives in the Bush administration and their alignment with the rlght wing of Israel's political establishment, referring to them with exaxperation as, "the Jews."

You know what came next. It made Firedoglake famous, smacked Scooter Libby with a conviction for perjury and obstruction of justice, and nearly cost Bush-Cheney their reelection. The Bush administration tried to restore order by placing Porter Goss in charge of the CIA and taking away the CIA's power in favor of a new Director of National Intelligence.

George Tenet's Drunk Pool Party | 12 comments (12 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)

Re: George Tenet's Drunk Pool Party (none / 0)

I've been imagining the scene since i first read about it this morning, and it makes me smile inside. It's almost like Franz Liebkind ranting about Churchill or something, but not quite it.

What scene am i reaching for, help a guy out here...

John Mccain Called his wife WHAT??

by brendan on Wed Dec 17th, 2008 at 11:16:11 AM EST

Re: George Tenet's Drunk Pool Party (none / 0)

Tony Montana in Scarface, with a pile of coke on the table and an automatic weapon.

by BooMan on Wed Dec 17th, 2008 at 11:28:23 AM EST
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Re: George Tenet's Drunk Pool Party (none / 0)

yes. YES! THAT'S IT!!!

Thanks.

I would give my left nut to have been a fly on that wall watching tenet as he guzzled scotch (from the bottle!!) and ranted about the jews.

A beautiful thing. i hope he ends up nuts like lady macbeth, constantly rubbing his hands.

John Mccain Called his wife WHAT??

by brendan on Wed Dec 17th, 2008 at 01:53:46 PM EST
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Re: George Tenet's Drunk Pool Party (none / 0)

Friends don't let friends drink, swim and rant.

Oh, there you are, Perry. -Phineas -SLB-

by boran2 (blogistan@yahoo.com) on Wed Dec 17th, 2008 at 11:26:50 AM EST

Re: George Tenet's Drunk Pool Party (none / 0)

sure they do, but friends don't tell the press what happened.

by BooMan on Wed Dec 17th, 2008 at 11:27:36 AM EST
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Spies do not have friends. (none / 0)

Paranoia as a way of life.

Bet on it.

AG

Goodness had nothing to do with it, dearie.-Mae West

by Arthur Gilroy (arthurgilroy<at>earthlink.net) on Wed Dec 17th, 2008 at 12:08:30 PM EST
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Re: George Tenet's Drunk Pool Party (none / 0)

sounds like a deleted scene from the movie Syriana. Which I finally saw for the first time a few weeks ago.

by americanforliberty on Wed Dec 17th, 2008 at 12:36:26 PM EST

Re: George Tenet's Drunk Pool Party (none / 0)

yes, that's exactly what it sounds like. Great movie.

by BooMan on Wed Dec 17th, 2008 at 12:59:42 PM EST
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George Tenet's Drunk (none / 0)

lovely.

the head of the cia, stewed to the gills, ranting in bandar bush's pool...speaks volumes about the quality of the organization, eh.

little wonder they got punked with tenet at the helm.

the revolution will not be televised...

by dada on Wed Dec 17th, 2008 at 12:57:44 PM EST

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Yeah, and it's not like Tenet can be blamed on Bush either - Clinton saddled us with him. Though IIRC Clinton wanted someone else and the Republicans blocked him. No way of knowing if "someone else" would have been better or worse had the Republicans not been doing their usual schtick, I guess.

by nonynony on Wed Dec 17th, 2008 at 01:30:29 PM EST
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The unmentioned aspect of this is what it tells us about the supposedly uber-religious House of Sa`ud. Quel surprise, eh?

by Hurria (Muslawia@gmail.com) on Wed Dec 17th, 2008 at 03:32:50 PM EST

Re: George Tenet's Drunk Pool Party (none / 0)

I thought that too, at least the alcohol bit.

Recommended by Hideo Kojima

by robertdsc on Thu Dec 18th, 2008 at 02:58:41 AM EST
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