CIA Rebuffs 9/11 Commission Criticism (Warned of terrorists using planes)

[maddezmom]

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The CIA (news - web sites) defended itself against criticism in the Sept. 11 commission report on Thursday and said it had warned of the possibility of terrorists using hijacked planes before the 2001 attacks took place.



"CIA regularly reported on threats to civil aviation including hijacking," a CIA official said on condition of anonymity to a group of reporters before the report's release.


The report criticized the spy agency, already under fire for its flawed intelligence on Iraq (news - web sites)'s banned weapons before last year's invasion, for failing to properly understand the threat of the al Qaeda movement that carried out the attacks.


It slammed the agency's methods as "Cold War" and bemoaned the lack of any expansion in the CIA's paramilitary operations in the face of potential terrorist attacks.

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http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=578&ncid=578&e=4&u=/nm/20040722/ts_nm/security_commission_intelligence_dc

[kysrsoze]

1. I'm glad they're not just taking this crap. This is a complete whitewash.

I'm ashamed of our government. It's now so corrupt, it's disgusting.

[maddezmom]

2. "Osama bin Laden remains interested in targeting U.S. interests...

including on U.S. territory. He is well prepared to consider kidnappings and hijackings as well as bombings."

[lovuian]

3. The Blame is Bush its so Obvious and to Blame the CIA only

and the FBI is a major disaster

these people are NOT protecting America and its people

They are part of the conspiracy of the Bush Regime

[Moderator]

4. Duplicate

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=702640