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In the aftermath of 9/11 I bet the CIA got a very indirect but very clear messages that the Saudis were not to be blamed in any way plus I think it was clear the CIA was was indirectly told to "prove" there was a connection to Iraq even if was as a total lie. Meanwhile it those realities must have been clear to any powerful, intelligent person at the FBI. They must have seen the writing on the wall so they pretended everything was normal for years and years as their agents chased their tails with incomplete data and information and got nowhere.
Once people get to a certain level I think stuff like that is the norm for intelligence and intel communities If you don't you keep your head down, do what your told, and follow the politics - you are in danger of fucking your career and your reputation. And for all their flag waving and their professed love of America - they sure do love their careers, their reputations, and the possibility of getting sweet, sweet sinecure gigs in the private sector.
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If FBI agent Daniel Gonzalez was a relative of mine and I saw him at Thanksgiving sometimes - it would be pretty hard for me not to laugh at him when people asked "How is the 9/11 investigation going?" As the years went on - did he really keep thinking he or anybody at the FBI was going to get anywhere? That's idiocy. People can be such moronic Boy Scouts and refuse to accept reality.