- Michael Moore yesterday released unseen footage of the
new CIA boss explaining his own unsuitability for the role. The scene,
which didn't make the cut for Fahrenheit 9/11, shows Porter Goss pointing
out that his lack of language and computer skills means he "wouldn't
get a job" with the CIA.
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- Only Senate approval lies between Republican Congressman
Porter Goss and the office of America's most senior intelligence chief
following his nomination by the president, George Bush, earlier this week.
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- Just six months ago, however, Goss told Moore's production
company he doubted he could even find employment with the agency.
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- Goss, who served in army intelligence and the CIA 30
years ago, said: "I couldn't get a job with the CIA today. I am not
qualified. I don't have the language skills."
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- Porter Goss is set to take over from George Tenet, who
resigned before the 9/11 commission delivered its damning verdict on the
state of the US intelligence community.
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- He explained, "My language skills were romance languages
and stuff. We're looking for Arabists today. I don't have the cultural
background probably.
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- "And I certainly don't have the technical skills,
as my children remind me every day: 'Dad, you got to get better on your
computer.' So, the things that you need to have, I don't have."
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- The White House dismissed the footage as "hearsay".
Goss was described as the "right man" by the president on Tuesday.
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