The Insider: Daily Terrorism Report
June 3 -- CIA Director George Tenet resigns amid controversy surrounding intelligence lapses about suspected weapons of mass destruction in Iraq and the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. President Bush announced Tenet's resignation at a press briefing today, saying that Tenet cited "personal reasons" for his departure. Tenet was the second-longest serving director of the CIA, taking office in July of 1997, under the Clinton administration.
And in news from Iraq — Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Husseini al-Sistani, Iraq's most influential Shiite cleric, gave his support for the interim government on Thursday. At least two previous plans for the future of Iraq's government had been halted due to his objections. Al-Sistani's endorsement will ease the transition of power because of his influence over Shiites, 60% of the country's 25 million people, writes the Associated Press.
CIA Director ResignsBush: CIA Director George Tenet ResignsCIA Director George Tenet, who weathered storms over intelligence lapses about suspected weapons of mass destruction in Iraq and the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, has resigned, President Bush said Thursday. (AP)
President Bush Cites 'Personal Reasons' in Announcement CIA Director George Tenet, who weathered storms over intelligence lapses about suspected weapons of mass destruction in Iraq and the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, has resigned, President Bush said Thursday. (NY Times)
FAQ: George Tenet (AP)
THE WAR IN IRAQ
Cleric Gives Tacit Approval to Iraq Govt.
Respected Shiite cleric gives tacit endorsement to Iraq's interim government. (AP)
Polygraph Testing Starts at Pentagon in Chalabi Inquiry
The tests are focused initially on a small number of Pentagon employees who had access to the compromised information. (NY Times)
Numbers Challenge
U.S. military struggles to maintain adequate troop levels. (ABCNEWS)
INC Official Was Iran's Informant
An Iraqi National Congress (INC) security official who the Americans accused of working for Iranian intelligence has been in Iran for the past two months, according to a former Iranian security official who now lives abroad. The source confirmed that Iran had received the information about the U.S. cracking the code it uses through head of INC Ahmed Chalabi and the mentioned security official. He said the message was delivered directly to Khalil Al Neimy, the head of Iranian intelligence office in Iraq, who was later killed in Baghdad. The source also admitted that Al Neimy made the mistake of communicating the message in the same code, thus revealing the relationship between Chalabi and Iranian intelligence. (Asharq Al Awsat)
