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9/11 Intelligence Failures

The failure of the U.S. intelligence community to prevent the 9/11 attacks due to missed warnings, weak information-sharing, and cultural resistance.

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How did the Bush administration's policies and intelligence failures contribute to vulnerabilities before 9/11?

The Bush administration’s policies and the wider U.S. intelligence apparatus combined to produce avoidable vulnerabilities before 9/11 through a mix of missed warnings, weak information-sharing, shift...