The plot thickens
George Tenet told members of Congress a White House official insisted that the State of the Union address include an assertion about Saddam's nuclear intentions that had not been verified, a Senate Intelligence Committee member said Thursday.
Sen. Dick Durbin, who was present for a 4 1/2-hour appearance by Tenet with Intelligence Committee members Wednesday, said Tenet named the official. But Durban said that person's identity could not be revealed because of the confidentiality of the proceedings.
"He (Tenet) certainly told us who the person was who was insistent on putting this language in which the CIA knew to be incredible, this language about the uranium shipment from Africa," Durbin said on ABC's "Good Morning America."
"[T]here was this negotiation between the White House and the CIA about just how far you could go and be close to the truth," Durbin added (thanks to Antidolt at the BC Forum for the link).
Drip...drip...drip...
July 17, 2003
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