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Just after 8:46am,Cofer Black's sec. came in to say tht a private plane had crashd into WTC's north tower. Black thought tht pilot might hv committd suicide.They were arguing at 9.03 am, when UAF-175 struck WTC's south tower.
Tht's Bin-Laden or AQ,said Rich Blee.
1/7
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At 9:37am,American Flight 77 struck Pentagon while flying about 530 M/H.
George Tenet raced up Washington to CIA headquarters. Cofer Black told CTC officers,"Wherever I go today, you come right with me. No matter who is there,u come in to write down every order."
2/7
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Clark said that FAA was uncertain how many other planes might hv been hijacked & still in the air.
"Let's get out of here (C.I.A headquarter),let's evacuate,said Tenet's personal security head.
Around 10 am, Tenet directed C.I.A personnel to evacuate the grounds.
3/7
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Rich Blee was now certain that AlQaeda had carried out hijackings but to make that call firmly to White House, they needed proof.
Hezbollah's branch analysts at CTC tild Blee that hijackings had been carried out by Hezbollah.
Prove your case, replied Rich Blee.
4/7
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By noon it was clear that threat of additional attacks on Washington had passed. According to FBI, Al Qaeda associate, Khalid al Midhar had obtained American visa & flown to US in early 2000. Now the analyst saw his name on American 77 passenger list.
5/7
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After 3 pm,on Sep 11,Tenet told Bush tht CIA was certain AQ had carried out hijackings.
Rich Blee told @AmrullahSaleh2 "This is tragedy for my country but it is going to change ur country forever.This is now much beyond u bcz it is going to come in ways tht u can't imagine."
6/7

• CIA were late to recognize forces that swept Soviet Union away.
• CIA were timid about Gorbachev's potential as a reformer.
• CIA failed to detect India's decision to test a nuclear bomb.
• CIA had no evidence of any plan of AQ to strike in US.
7/7
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