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Before the attacks of Sept. intelligence failures. Presidential commissions issued similar warnings in 2004 and 2005.
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“When you have family there. when you’ve seen the results, and you’ve lived there and understand what they have been through, it gives you perspective,” he said.
CIA Associate Deputy Director Michael Morell agreed, and said that Saman was steered wrong.
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