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msongs

(67,441 posts)
Sun Sep 12, 2021, 04:42 PM Sep 2021

How FBI politics may have blocked chance to prevent 9/11 (john o'neil)

the fbi's leading bin laden expert was demoted into retirement and took the job of security chief for the twin towers just weeks before 9/11. office and personal politics at the bureau conspired to side track this guy's investigations of bin laden even though he was proven right every step of the way


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How FBI politics may have blocked chance to prevent 9/11 (john o'neil) (Original Post) msongs Sep 2021 OP
Looks interesting. Bookmarked. LiberalLovinLug Sep 2021 #1
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its more about career protecting politics than repub/dem politics nt msongs Sep 2021 #3
This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Sep 2021 #4
How ironic is it that OBL took out the main guy, the cherry on top of the cake. ffr Sep 2021 #5
the guy who knew to much lookyhereyou Sep 2021 #6

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ffr

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5. How ironic is it that OBL took out the main guy, the cherry on top of the cake.
Sun Sep 12, 2021, 06:27 PM
Sep 2021


And you almost can see a connection between the actions of those in FBI hierarchy, that if an eminent attack does occur, it's gives the Bush administration the green light to go after whomever they want: Iraq.
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