Did George Tenet break any laws when he told Cheney

[DURHAM D]

that they sent Joe Wilson and he is married to a CIA operative ?

[Debi]

1. I don't think so.

Cheney was part of the Administration and the conversation was within the confines of providing information regarding the findings of the trip.

Where the crime is committed is when an outside source receives the information.

Sorry if I'm wrong.

[illflem]

2. Probably not since dick has a security clearance

Snotter probably does also, still no law broken until it's told to someone without a clearance.

[Neil Lisst]

3. Tenet has said he was not the source to Cheney

Cheney has shadow operations. He may have gotten the info through Wolfy, Feith, or one of Rummy's lackeys.

[leftchick]

4. George says he did not tell cheney that

He says he never mentioned Valerie Wilson to Cheney.

[JoZbean]

5. The news reports say

Cheney got the name from George Tenet.

[leftchick]

7. The NYT report said that

subsequent reporting at CNN and MSNBC ghas said that Tenet denies that was the case. I am sure all will be clear in a matter of hours.

[LiviaOlivia]

8. The original NYT article states:

Mr. Libby's notes indicate that Mr. Cheney had gotten his information about Ms. Wilson from George J. Tenet, the director of central intelligence, in response to questions from the vice president about Mr. Wilson.

and

The former official said he strongly doubted that the White House learned about Ms. Wilson from Mr. Tenet.

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/10/24/politics/24cnd-leak.html?hp&ex=1130212800&en=db7d02c93e5913ef&ei=5094&partner=homepage

The wire/Yahoo article left out that part.

[Garbo 2004]

9. The news reports are based on reports that Libby's notes of a mtg with

Cheney say that Cheney said he got the info from Tenet, as I recall. That's hearsay several times removed. (Even if Cheney did tell Libby that he got the info from Tenet, it doesn't make it true.)

[leveymg]

6. Depends upon evidence of his intent in doing so.

If he was just briefing the Vice President as requested, then there's absolutely nothing improper about it.

But, if there was evidence that Tenet was aware of, and abetting, the WHIG-OSP plot to paralyse and punish the CIA weapons experts who opposed the build-up to the Iraq war, he could very well be indicted for conspiracy.