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9/11 as Opportunity
- 9/11 was a horrific tragedy but some saw opportunity.
- The Bush administration viewed it as a chance to reshape American foreign policy and assert dominance.
Al-Qaeda's True Nature
- Al-Qaeda, pre-9/11, wasn't a structured global network as portrayed.
- Bin Laden acted more as a financier for various terror groups, his image amplified by US media.
Woolsey's Suspicions
- Former CIA Director James Woolsey, after 9/11, suggested Saddam Hussein was the mastermind.
- Woolsey also happened to be a supporter of Ahmed Chalabi, a key disseminator of Iraqi WMD disinformation.