Geburtsdatum | Montag, 05. Januar 1953 |
Geburtsort | New York City, New York, U.S. |
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Beschreibung | George John Tenet (geboren am 5. Januar 1953) ist ein US-amerikanischer Geheimdienstbeamter und Wissenschaftler, der als Director of Central Intelligence (DCI) für den US-Geheimdienst Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) und als Distinguished Professor in the Practice of Diplomacy an der Georgetown University tätig war. Im Februar 2008 wurde er geschäftsführender Direktor bei der Investmentbank Allen & Company. |
The only people that ever stand up and tell the truth are who? Intelligence officers. Because our culture is, never break faith with the truth. We'll tell you, you don't have to drag it out of us.
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 training programs and putting our best efforts to recruit the most talented men and women, we are graduating more clandestine officers than at any time in the history of the Central Intelligence Agency.
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 it doesn't absolve them of having curiosity about the consequences of their actions.
By definition, intelligence deals with the unclear, the unknown, the deliberately hidden. What the enemies of the United States hope to deny we work to reveal.
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 technical collection, our analytical depth and expertise.
To understand a difficult topic like Iraq takes patience and care. Unfortunately, you rarely hear a patient, careful or thoughtful discussion of intelligence these days.
