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At the Center of the Storm: My Years at the CIA

George Tenet, Bill Harlow

A firsthand account of CIA warnings before September 11, the campaign in Afghanistan, and the intelligence judgments that failed over Iraq's weapons.

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26 parts, about 33 minutes to read.

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Author: George Tenet, Bill Harlow
Parts: 26 parts
Reading time: about 33 minutes
The whole book: Also to read in full

What the summary covers

Chapter 1: The Towpath1 min
Chapter 2: The Burning Platform1 min
Chapter 3: Shot Out of a Cannon1 min
Chapter 4: Waging Peace1 min
Chapter 5: Beyond Wye1 min
Chapter 6: Arafat1 min
Chapter 7: Gathering Storm2 min
Chapter 8: They're Coming Here2 min
Chapter 9: 9/111 min
Chapter 10: We're at War1 min
Chapter 11: Missed Opportunities1 min
Chapter 12: Into the Sanctuary2 min
Chapter 13: Threat Matrix2 min
Chapter 14: They Want to Change History2 min
Chapter 15: The Merchant of Death and the Colonel2 min
Chapter 16: Casus Belli1 min
Chapter 17: The One Issue That Everyone Could Agree On1 min
Chapter 18: No Authority, Direction, or Control1 min
Chapter 19: Slam Dunk1 min
Chapter 20: Taking the Case Public1 min
Chapter 21: Diplomacy by Other Means1 min
Chapter 22: The Hunt for WMD1 min
Chapter 23: Mission Not Accomplished1 min
Chapter 24: Sixteen Words1 min
Chapter 25: Going1 min
Afterword2 min

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