On the recordMay 27, 2008
The administration had done nothing about al Qaeda prior to 9/11, despite that the CIA director was telling them virtually every day that there was a major threat.
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transcripts.cnn.comRichard Clarke: “The administration had done nothing about al Qaeda prior to 9/11, despite that the CIA director was telling them…”
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Richard Clarke criticizes the administration for ignoring warnings about al Qaeda before the 9/11 attacks.
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