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Dan Goldman: “It is an intelligence failure of a massive proportion, somewhat akin, perhaps even worse to 9/11.”

On the recordNovember 29, 2023
It is an intelligence failure of a massive proportion, somewhat akin, perhaps even worse to 9/11.
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Dan Goldman
Democratic · New York

Editor's note · Context

Goldman describes the intelligence failure regarding Hamas's October 7th attacks as potentially more severe than the failures leading up to 9/11.

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