9/11 and government incompetence...

Neither of these is the real story of this case. Rather, the story is the definitive proof Moussaoui's case provides that the U.S. government?pre-PATRIOT Act, pre-NSA wiretaps and all?had and missed clear opportunities to stop 9/11. The FBI uniquely and repeatedly punted carefully gathered evidence of an attack in favor of adherence to bureaucratic hierarchies and power trips.
The testimony of FBI agent Harry Samit forever buries the quaint notion that 9/11 was unforeseen and unpreventable. Beginning with Moussaoui's August 16, 2001 arrest Samit mounted a global and indefatigable investigation of the man and concluded that an attack involving hijacked airplanes was imminent.

I do not find this at all surprising. It is easy for me to believe in government incompetence. It is difficult for me to believe in government conspiracies (at least of the magnitude that 9-11 would have to be).

Posted on 2006-04-09 12:10:21.0 by matthew@triggerfinger.org

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