The CIA and FBI were operating on the assumption that Abu Zubaydah was the mastermind behind the 2001 plots.
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Standing
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What bears on it
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Voices
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What the documents actually said
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- The CIA and FBI were operating on the assumption that Abu Zubaydah was the mastermind behind the 2001 plots.
They were also operating on the assumption that Abu Zubaydah was the mastermind behind the 2001 plots.
Sources
- CIA had multiple clues linking 9/11 mastermind to terror plot before attack but failed to act: Report | World News cited evidence
Who and what it involves
Origin: extracted from CIA had multiple clues linking 9/11 mastermind to terror plot before attack but failed to act: Report | World News · 2026-08-31 06:13