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    September 11: Advance Warnings and the War in Iraq

    The co-chairs of the 9/11 Commission claim in a " Report Card " that the nation is still not as secure as it should be, partly because intelligence lacks coordination.

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    The co-chairs of the 9/11 Commission claim in a "Report Card" that the nation is still not as secure as it should be, partly because intelligence lacks coordination. Lee Hamilton and Thomas Kean say first responders couldn't find each other on radios; Congressional oversight of homeland security and intelligence is "dysfunctional;" privacy, civil rights and the treatment of prisoners need further attention; and transportation security is a major concern. What about intelligence prior to 9/11? What did President George W. Bush know and when did he know it? Why did he insist that Saddam Hussein was involved? We talk with a former 9/11 Commission member, a former FBI agent who turned whistle-blower and a historian of two Bush Presidencies involved with Iraq, and hear how US intelligence has been updated since September 11.

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    The full episode

    2 of 3
    Truth and Lies a Decade after 9/11
    1. 0:00Congress Comes Back to Fight with the President
    2. 7:28September 11: Advance Warnings and the War in IraqYou’re reading this
    3. 43:53Markets Plunge Anew on Existential Worries about the Eurozone
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