Author: DXO

  • George Tenet’s remarks on retirement

    For the past nine years, I have been privileged to be part of a great American family, the family of American intelligence. I have lived in the heart of the CIA family. In that long and eventful time, we have shared moments of success and disappointment, of happiness and sorrow. Today, I share with you…

  • President Bush Commends Tenet

    Remarks by the President on the Resignation of CIA Director George Tenet The South Lawn THE PRESIDENT: Today, George Tenet, the director of the CIA, submitted a letter of resignation. I met with George last night in the White House. I had a good visit with him. He told me was resigning for personal reasons.…

  • On The Same Day: Dead Integrity

    Long-time readers know my fascination with related/ unrelated people who die on the same day. Over the weekend we had a doozy– Archibald Cox and Samuel Dash. Peace. Peace.

  • Birds I Saw at Montrose Harbor this Morning

    At the Montrose Hedge, 7:30 – 9 AM female american redstart magnolia warbler chestnut-sided warbler common yellowthroat warbler cedar waxwing wilson’s warbler

  • The Great Chalabi Pepsi Raid of 2004

    “I was asleep. I opened the door. The police went into my room carrying pistols,” Chalabi said. “I told them to get out.” The men made off with computers, documents, files and prayer beads, Chalabi said, and helped themselves to food and “several cases of Pepsi.” Ahmed Chalabi, from the Fox News account of the…