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tech3149

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11. Can you say Coleen Rowley? I knew you could.

Reply to alp227 (Original post)

Thu Jun 13, 2013, 04:06 PM

Jun 2013

She didn't have unlimited surveillance on everyone in her jurisdiction but was able to target and ID the Sept 11 2001 alleged conspirators. She was ignored by staff senior to her.

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FBI chief says spy tactics could have stopped 9/11 attacks [View all] alp227 Jun 2013 OP

How many times will we let them wave the bloody flag... JCMach1 Jun 2013 #1

Really it could have ? was 'Shareef' on the payroll then too? azurnoir Jun 2013 #2

Boston just happened, er, Bob BeyondGeography Jun 2013 #3

Found a typo there: christx30 Jun 2013 #27

Bullshit. This surveilence has been in place for 12 yeasrs and it didn't prevent the Boston bombings snagglepuss Jun 2013 #4

Sure and DUI checkpoints don't stop all deaths by DUI, so let's stop having those checkpoints. JoePhilly Jun 2013 #8

Joe, the FBI interviewed the Bomber and said 'nothing to see' Bluenorthwest Jun 2013 #17

Coulda shoulda woulda, Mueller. Gormy Cuss Jun 2013 #5

Yes, and the Bush administration might could have prevented it had they heeded the warnings from the ladjf Jun 2013 #6

(x) 3,497... KansDem Jun 2013 #15

Yes. Their performance may well have put them in the "treason" range. But, we all know ladjf Jun 2013 #16

Unless of course they actually read the memo which said that intel was working to confirming a plan 24601 Jun 2013 #33

Im so scared I just shit my pants and pissed myself too. Warren Stupidity Jun 2013 #7

Hey fuckwit. WilliamPitt Jun 2013 #9

After doing all the research for the paper nadinbrzezinski Jun 2013 #25

I don't think I say often enough how much I enjoy your input. Ash_F Jun 2013 #31

But couldn't stop the Boston Marathon attack. Pull my other finger Mueller. n/t Catherina Jun 2013 #10

Can you say Coleen Rowley? I knew you could. tech3149 Jun 2013 #11

The problem isn't lack of information, the problem is internal to the FBI (and others). SharonAnn Jun 2013 #14

All they had to do was follow the process that was in place BEFORE Baitball Blogger Jun 2013 #12

'It could have prevented that which it did not prevent' Bluenorthwest Jun 2013 #13

Bull Shit! Rain Mcloud Jun 2013 #18

Fear mongering at its' best. theplanfor2016 Jun 2013 #19

Not meddling in the Middle East could have stopped 9/11 attacks. Far more likely, in fact. Gregorian Jun 2013 #20

It couldn't have stopped 911. That was an inside job. olddad56 Jun 2013 #21

Well, that's interesting. OnyxCollie Jun 2013 #22

The system could have been in place nadinbrzezinski Jun 2013 #24

Congress should call Thomas Drake to the stand nadinbrzezinski Jun 2013 #23

Um, we were onto the terrorists before 9/11. Bushco just chose to ignore the threat. kestrel91316 Jun 2013 #26

Yes, if they'd been mining Cheney's conversations. Eddie Haskell Jun 2013 #28

NSA documents show 9/11 warnings shared with, and IGNORED by, Bush Octafish Jun 2013 #29

oh bullshit...they knew something was going down and.... madrchsod Jun 2013 #30

LOL. "Could have?" By that measure, bad weather "could have stopped 9/11 attacks." PSPS Jun 2013 #32

Coleen Rowley and her boss MN tried to tell you annm4peace Jun 2013 #34

What a load. DeSwiss Jun 2013 #35