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intelligence matters the cia the fbi saudi arabia and the failure of americas war on terror
shining much needed light on areas the 9 11 commission preferred to keep dark intelligence matters chronicles the efforts of a historic joint house senate inquiry to get to the bottom of our intelligence failures on that infamous day in 2001 . originally published in 2004 amid the media circus surrounding the 9 11 commission report it told more than a riveting tale it also provided an unflinching expos of failure incompetence and deceit at the highest levels of our government . the joint inquiry co chaired by senator bob graham d florida was the first and arguably most effective government body to investigate the horrendous 2001 attacks . indeed it helped compel a reluctant george w. bush to establish the 9 11 commission . but while both investigations sharply criticized the failures of our nations intelligence establishment only grahams dared to challenge the bush administration on a number of troubling points especially the apparent complicity of saudi officials in the events of 9 11 the subsequent protection provided by president bush for a large number of saudis including members of the bin laden family and the run up to the iraq war which graham voted against . the original work combined a compelling narrative of 9 11 with an insightful eyewitness chronicle of the joint inquirys investigation conclusions and recommendations . sharply critiquing the failures at the cia fbi and the white house and detailing at least twelve occasions when the 9 11 plot could have been stopped it concluded with a clear plan for overhauling our intelligence and national security establishment . for this paperback edition graham has added a substantial new preface and postscript that lucidly examine how effectively the nation has responded or failed to respond to the joint inquirys recommendations . this edition restores intelligence matters to its rightful place as one of the key texts on the subject of 9 11 and provides a grim reminder of the challenges that remain for us in the war on terror .
paperback university press of kansas 2008 isbn13 9780700616268 isbn10 0700616268
abridged n isbn 13 9780700616268 number in series 1 number of pages 334 publisher univ pr of kansas release date 62135769600000