"I'll tell you what really happened- it was all his fault."
From what I read the CIA don't need GWB's approval to pursue 'enemies of the state,' The biggest difference between the 'open cheque book,' they have now, and 'rules of engagement' before 9/11, is that now the public are becoming more aware of the way they operate. Of course some operations are still subject to absolute classification, but this gives them even less right to deny responsibility. How did the operations of the CIA foment 'terrorism' ? By example. Create havoc, and disappear. I have read reports that the first plane went 'offline'-(meaning the pilots no longer had control of the plane) an hour before the plane hit the ...

"I'll tell you what really happened- it was all his fault."
From what I read the CIA don't need GWB's approval to pursue 'enemies of the state,' The biggest difference between the 'open cheque book,' they have now, and 'rules of engagement' before 9/11, is that now the public are becoming more aware of the way they operate. Of course some operations are still subject to absolute classification, but this gives them even less right to deny responsibility. How did the operations of the CIA foment 'terrorism' ? By example. Create havoc, and disappear. I have read reports that the first plane went 'offline'-(meaning the pilots no longer had control of the plane) an hour before the plane hit the tower. What happened to 'standard procedure'? The Air force was busy in Canada. GWB has an alibi. He was reading a story book at school. It seems like they're trying to save the Titanic, with a puncture repair kit, unless they've already deserted the sinking ship.