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To: zonder who wrote (49285)	10/4/2002 4:41:47 AM
From: LindyBill	Read Replies (1) of 281500

I just watched "The Man Who Knew," on "Frontline" the investigative series on PBS. It is the story of John O'Neill, the FBI agent who was head of Counter Terrorism for the New York Office. He retired and took over security for the Trade Towers on 9/11, and died in the disaster. The whole story is on the PBS site at: pbs.org My feeling was that this story is about as good as we are going to get about what was going on in the FBI prior to 911. It is interesting that just about everybody in a decision making position in the FBI at the time is now retired. The program is written from O'Neill's POV, and his opposition in the FBI and State refused to be interviewed. I usually end up being pissed at the State Dept people whenever they are involved in this type of tale, and it was the same this time. The Ambassador to Yemen was a real villain here, IMO. She was more concerned with her relations with the top people in Yemen than with finding out what happened to the Cole. We have this constant "Client" problem with State all over the globe. In any case, I highly recommend that you check for a rerun in your area on the PBS site, and read the material.

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