TRAITOR TENET-Cashes In On Iraq-As Shadow Government Gives Him Top Secret Rm To Write Book (Salon)

[kpete]

George Tenet cashes in on Iraq
The former CIA chief is earning big money from corporations profiting off the war -- a fact not mentioned in his combative new book or heard on his publicity blitz.

By Tim Shorrock


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But those monies are hardly Tenet's entire income. While the swirl of publicity around his book has focused on his long debated role in allowing flawed intelligence to launch the war in Iraq, nobody is talking about his lucrative connection to that conflict ever since he resigned from the CIA in June 2004. In fact, Tenet has been earning substantial income by working for corporations that provide the U.S. government with technology, equipment and personnel used for the war in Iraq as well as the broader war on terror.

When Tenet hit the talk-show circuit last week to defend his stewardship of the CIA and his role in the run-up to the war, he did not mention that he is a director and advisor to four corporations that earn millions of dollars in revenue from contracts with U.S. intelligence agencies and the Department of Defense. Nor is it ever mentioned in his book. But according to public records, Tenet has received at least $2.3 million from those corporations in stock and other compensation. Meanwhile, one of the CIA's largest contractors gave Tenet access to a highly secured room where he could work on classified material for his book.


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A defense company dubbed America's "shadow government" let Tenet use a top-secret room to write his book

There is an intriguing detail about SAIC buried in Tenet's acknowledgements in his new book: "Arnold Punaro of SAIC," he writes, "graciously provided me with a secure workspace to review and work with classified material." Punaro is identified on the SAIC Web site as the company's executive vice president for government affairs, communications and support operations, as well as general manager of its Washington operations.

more at:
http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/05/07/tenet_money/

[CrazyOrangeCat]

1. Toadying for Snarlin' Dick.

Nasty little man.

[Morgana LaFey]

2. SAIC's board and top management is rife with ex-CIA types

I'm not surprised he was welcomed with open arms there.

SAIC is also employee owned, and pretty secretive. They've had their hands in the voting machine industry -- which with all those CIA types among them was pretty damn scarey to me (don't know what the current status of that is) and were also called upon by Maryland to do that evaluation of Diebold a couple of years ago, and seemed to do a credible job. I remember some parts of it weren't even released to the public.

[Kurovski]

3. Disgusting. One day soon we should make crap like this illegal.

K&R.

[formercia]

4. People in the know

know Tenet's book is bullshit propaganda.

[Oilwellian]

5. SAIC is a monster

Here's an excellent article on our "shadow government."

http://www.vanityfair.com/politics/features/2007/03/spyagency200703

[bobthedrummer]

8. KICK and reposts that are SAIC relevant-they take time to review but are important

"The Tommy Thompson/Duer research anthrax investigation thread" from 4-14-2004
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=104x1409156

"Regime Change in Iran" started by Emit 2-17-2007
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x233209

"US: New Scanners for Tracking City Workers (NYC) by Sewell Chan" started 1-27-2007
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=103x259441

And a final post about how the folks that come out of SAIC continue to proliferate privatized corruption, this is from a vital parent thread that takes awhile to load

"Historically the dark side of investment relations includes black budget relationships" posted 3-13-2007
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x360539#402023

[spanone]

6. Not one interviewer asked about these 'public record' payments? Complicit press.

[bobthedrummer]

7. Yep.

[bobthedrummer]

9. Another kick and another relevant repost "Know Your BFEE: The Secret Government"

started by Octafish 10-10-2005

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=104x5027094

[bobthedrummer]

10. "Washington's $8 Billion Shadow" by Donald L. Barlett and James B. Steele

is all about SAIC (from kucinich.us)
http://kucinich.us/node/2850

And SAIC connections are everywhere-the "work" Shaha Ali Riza took on for SAIC without telling the World Bank for instance--it is rather complex, but tied together in this post

"Elizabeth CHENEY was also a 'colleague' of Wolfowitz's partner Shaha Ali Riza"
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x548152#651509

Traitors have names and histories and we will NGU documenting them.

[bobthedrummer]

11. Transparency kick.

[bobthedrummer]

12. Go lie before the House Oversight Committee for your shadow masters

punk-the people have had enough lies since the foundation of the US intelligence community in 1947.