But Tenet held forth during this month's 2001 threat assessment with considerable authority, displaying a command of the issues, a diplomatic sensitivity to the Middle East peace process and a willingness to hold his ground when challenged. Shelby, who as chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence publicly counseled Bush late last year to replace Tenet, was civil throughout. Having recently participated in Middle East peace negotiations as a security referee between the Palestinian and Israeli intelligence services, Tenet refused to be drawn in by repeated questions about the delicate state of affairs after the election of hard-liner Ariel Sharon as Israeli prime minister, saying such discussion would be appropriate only in closed session. The dreaded D word came up only once, at the very end of the hearing. Fingar ran down all the same threats that Tenet and Wilson did but seemed to have a perspective that was somewhat less breathless.
Most programs appear to be advancing more slowly than anticipated.
And, despite leakage of technology and possible violations of commitments, the trend line is toward less rather than more transfers of technology and complete systems. I'm still struggling with robust, transparent and asymmetrical. News Jobs AP Shopping Archives Entertain.