What David Kay said and what they report

[Undertoad]

CIA Director George Tenet delivered one hell of a speech just now, defending US intel on Iraq and in general. Amongst the points:

-- It ain't over: despite Kay saying the search is 85% done, it isn't anywhere near that point and the search for bio in particular will take a long time.

-- When the facts of Iraq are all in we will neither be completely right or completely wrong, and that's simply how it is with intel.

-- It's very clear that Hussein wanted to build bio weapons, and very clear that he was building non-permitted long-range missiles. It's very clear that they were working to deceive UN inspectors and were in extreme violation of 1441.

-- Before, during, and AFTER the fall of the Hussein regime, there was a program of deliberate destruction of useful information.

-- For the last 7 years the CIA has been working to recoup its human intel program, and it is strong and has led to many huge wins, including Libya and Al Qaeda and Pakistan.