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AP sources: CIA chief Tenet ended program to kill al-Qaida leaders, but successors revived it

As CIA director in 2004, George Tenet terminated a secret program to develop hit teams to kill al-Qaida leaders, but his successors resurrected the plan, according to former intelligence officials. Tenet ended the program because the agency could not work out its practical details, the officials told The Associated Press. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss the classified program. Porter Goss, who replaced Tenet in 2005, restarted the program, the former... Full Story
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