The Insider: Daily Terrorism Report
Apr. 13 -- — A more communicative relationship between the FBI and CIA might have uncovered the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist plot, the commission investigating the attacks said Tuesday, listing a series of missed opportunities and systemic failures leading up to the attacks, news wires reported today. Today's report, the ninth in a series of staff statements by the 9-11 Commission, was devoted to law enforcement, counterterrorism and intelligence collection in the United States before the Sept. 11 attacks. Former FBI, Justice Department and counterterrorism chiefs, including former Attorney General Janet Reno, former FBI director Louis Freeh and Attorney General John Ashcroft testified in front of the 10-member panel on Tuesday. Tomorrow, CIA director George Tenet will be the first witness to testify in front of the panel.
THE WAR ON TERROR
INVESTIGATIONS
9/11 Commission
'Deficient' FBI Unable to Prevent Terror Attacks
The US Federal Bureau of Investigation was ill-equipped to prevent terrorist attacks prior to September 11, hobbled by both legal and resource constraints and by its own failures to carry out overdue reforms, the commission investigating the attacks reported on Tuesday.
(Financial Times)
Ashcroft Said to Limit Counterterror FundsU.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft denied extra funding to counter terrorism in 2001, the commission on the Sept. 11 attacks heard on Tuesday, as the panel leveled stinging criticism at the Justice Department and the FBI for failing to meet the growing threat from al Qaeda. (Reuters)
Ashcroft's Pre-9/11 Priorities Scrutinized
Attorney General John D. Ashcroft will face sharp questioning Tuesday from the panel investigating the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks about whether terrorism received low priority on his agenda in 2001. (Washington Post)
Commission Seeks Author of Brief Interview with CIA analyst requested. (Washington Post)
Staff Statements from 9-11 Commission hearings (9-11 Commission)
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