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LeopoldBloom I'm saying that the flaws in our intelligence system and lack of specific information on the ground prevented 9/11 from being thwarted.
KNOWING that Islamic terrorists intended to take over passenger jets and FLY THEM was all the "intelligence" that was needed to thwart their plans by having the FAA order the securing of all cockpit doors and not allow hijackers access to the cockpits under ANY circumstances.
THAT is what should have been done BEFORE 9/11 as the FBI knew about the flying schools in Minnesota AND Phoenix (both task forces reporting to the SAME high-ranking FBI official in Washington, D.C.), as well as having arrested Zacarias Moussaoui on August 16, 2001.
https://www.nytimes.com/2002/05/30/national/fbi-chief-admits-911-might-have-been-detectable.html
Your plans for an FBI Headquarters' "Super Squad" simply fly in the face of an honest appraisal of the FBI's pre-September 11th failures. The Phoenix, Minneapolis and Paris Legal Attache Offices reacted remarkably exhibiting keen perception and prioritization skills regarding the terrorist threats they uncovered or were made aware of pre-September 11th. The same cannot be said for the FBI Headquarters' bureaucracy and you want to expand that?! Should we put the counterterrorism unit chief and SSA who previously handled the Moussaoui matter in charge of the new "Super Squad"?! You are also apparently disregarding the fact the Joint Terrorism Task Forces (JTTFs), operating out of field divisions for years, (the first and chief one being New York City's JTTF), have successfully handled numerous terrorism investigations and, in some instances, successfully prevented acts of terrorism. There's no denying the need for more and better intelligence and intelligence management, but you should think carefully about how much gate keeping power should be entrusted with any HQ entity. If we are indeed in a "war", shouldn't the Generals be on the battlefield instead of sitting in a spot removed from the action while still attempting to call the shots?
Coleen Rowley's Memo to FBI Director Robert Mueller
(An edited version of the agent's 13-page letter)
http://www.apfn.org/apfn/wtc_whistleblower1.htm
