George Tenet Makes the Deal

Posted on December 7, 2004

Former CIA Director George Tenet has inked a deal with Crown Publishing to write his memoirs in a deal that said to be in the seven figure range. The bidding was fast and furious between a dozen publishers, reports The Associated Press. Tenet, who has long been known as someone who could keep his mouth shut, never said much publicly about the whole WMD/bad intelligence/Iraq invasion issue other than the agency "wasn't at its finest" in the months leading up to 9/11 or to the Iraq war. Next week, the newly-crowned Master of Understatement will receive our nation's highest civilian honor, the Presidential Medal of Freedom.