The director of the CIA criticized agency employees for “insensitive, unprofessional and highly inappropriate” language in memos concerning a Jewish attorney now on forced leave from the CIA. But in a letter sent Tuesday to the Anti-Defamation League, George Tenet said a panel had found that there is no anti-Semitism at the agency. Adam Ciralsky, who plans to file the lawsuit later this month, says the CIA ousted him after he failed a lie-detector test that centered around his support for Israel and past contacts with Israelis.
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