There are lots of interesting nuggets in George Tenet's book, At the Center of the Storm, and it's nice to see that he's turned on the administration--even if it's years too late for it to make much difference. I'm reading the book now, but what amused me most about it is that in the photographs in the middle of the book, Tenet has a photo of Colin Powell during his error-filled address to the UN Security Council in 2003. During that address, Tenet sat directly behind Powell, over his right shoulder, lending the CIA's backing to Powell's half-truths, zero-truths, and exaggerations.

Amazingly, Tenet crops the photo to eliminate himself!

Since that time, CIA officials have told me that their hearts sank when the saw Tenet sitting behind Powell, since they knew Powell's speech was so filled with inaccuracies that could not be supported by intelligence. By taking himself out of the picture, literally, Tenet manages one more half-truth himself.

In their Open Letter to Tenet, several former CIA officers note Tenet's role in endorsing Powell:

You signed off on Colin Powell's presentation to the United Nations. And, at his insistence, you sat behind him and visibly squandered CIA's most precious asset: credibility.