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Ex-FBI Agent Cites High Level Dysfunction Over 9/11 in His Book

allan14 years ago12 years ago03 mins

By Scott Shane New York Times WASHINGTON — In a new memoir, a former F.B.I. agent who tracked Al Qaeda before and after the Sept. 11 attacks paints a devastating picture of rivalry and dysfunction inside the government’s counterterrorism agencies. The book describes missed opportunities to defuse the 2001 plot, and argues that other attacks…

Terror Trial Involving USS Cole Destroyer Triggers Debate Over Fairness of Military Tribunal

allan15 years ago02 mins

This case has triggered an intense debate over whether terror suspects should stand trial before a military tribunal or civilian court. Critics of the tribunal say it allows for prosecutors to bring weaker cases to trial. By Charlie Savage New York Times WASHINGTON — In April 2001, seven months after the Navy destroyer Cole was…