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Former NSA Chief Called CIA 'Out of Control'

The CIA is "out of control" and often refuses to cooperate with other parts of the national security community, even undermining their efforts, said former National Security Agency head William Odom, according to a recently released record of a 9/11 Commission interview. "The CIA currently doesn't work for anyone. It...

Hamilton Amplifies Chorus of Criticism From 9/11 Panel

WASHINGTON (Jan. 7) -- The vice chairman of the 9/11 Commission charged that "complacency set in" after the 2001 terrorist attacks and blamed "human failure" for not preventing the Christmas Day bomb plot to blow up an American airliner over Detroit. While there has been some progress, former Democratic congressman Lee...

Failure to Connect Dots Recalls 9/11 Shortfalls

WASHINGTON (Dec. 31) -- The headlines were sickeningly familiar. "Spy Agencies Failed to Collate Clues on Terror," concluded The New York Times. "U.S. Intel Lapses Helped Abdulmutallab," CBS News reported on the Nigerian suspect, Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab. "What the CIA Did and Didn't Know About Alleged Underpants...

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08/31/11 9/11 Commission: Airlines key weakness to U.S. security Source: ABC - WLS 7 - Chicago IL Just days before the 10-year anniversary of the Sept. 11 terror attacks, the 9/11 Commission says America remains vulnerable to terrorism.
08/15/11 9/11 Commissioners say Official Story is a Lie Source: Celeb ChitChat The co-chairs of the 9/11 Commission (Thomas Keane and Lee Hamilton) said that the CIA (and likely the White House) "obstructed our investigation".

Background on 911 commission

The National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States, also known as the 9/11 Commission, was set up on November 27, 2002, "to prepare a full and complete account of the circumstances surrounding the September 11 attacks", including preparedness for and the immediate response to the attacks.

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