C.I.A. Unprepared for Qaeda Threat, Report Says

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	C.I.A. Unprepared for Qaeda Threat, Report Says

Hawkeye_84

8-21-2007 4:25 PM

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8-22-2007 7:19 AM

vampy2

No back peddling here then! Disgusting.

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Qaeda</A> well before the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, but failed to adequately 
prepare the C.I.A. to meet the threat, according to an internal agency report 
that was released </blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/21/washington/21cnd-cia.html?_r=1&hp=&oref=slogin&pagewanted=print">“The team found neither ‘a single point of failure’ nor a ‘silver bullet’ that 
would have enabled the intelligence community to predict or prevent the 9/11 
attacks,” the inspector general’s office said. “The team did find, however, 
failures to implement and manage important processes</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/21/washington/21cnd-cia.html?_r=1&hp=&oref=slogin&pagewanted=print">The C.I.A.’s anti-terrorism efforts were embodied in “a robust plan, marked by 
extraordinary effort and dedication” long before Sept. 11, 2001, Mr. Tenet said 
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