So we knew their intentions were to strike in the United States. We also knew from other sources of dozens of examples of where the notion of using planes as weapons was discussed.

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Well, our concern has to do with the period prior to 9-11, up to and...

Well, our concern has to do with the period prior to 9-11, up to and...

Our mandate expects that we will build on the Joint Inquiry's investigation and we will...

Our mandate expects that we will build on the Joint Inquiry's investigation and we will...

Well, our statute provides us with authority to conduct a very broad inquiry basically to...

Well, our statute provides us with authority to conduct a very broad inquiry basically to...

We've had public hearings. We've had interim reports, which our statute has encouraged us to...

We've had public hearings. We've had interim reports, which our statute has encouraged us to...

Well, our position, and our chairman has talked about this extensively, is that we had...

Well, our position, and our chairman has talked about this extensively, is that we had...

Only the last two planes, I think, had any shot of being intercepted and taken...

Only the last two planes, I think, had any shot of being intercepted and taken...

And it turned out that the Roberts Commission did not fully utilize the information available...

And it turned out that the Roberts Commission did not fully utilize the information available...

With respect to the FBI, they had problems communicating in a vertical way, within the...

With respect to the FBI, they had problems communicating in a vertical way, within the...

But as I said to Dr. Rice following her testimony, and I think she appreciated...

But as I said to Dr. Rice following her testimony, and I think she appreciated...

The real question was, here we had this information, Bin Laden intends to strike in...

The real question was, here we had this information, Bin Laden intends to strike in...

Were there contacts over time between Iraq and al-Qaeda? Yes, there were efforts made to...

Were there contacts over time between Iraq and al-Qaeda? Yes, there were efforts made to...

It was not easy to get all my questions answered, frankly.

It was not easy to get all my questions answered, frankly.

Well, changes have been made. The question is whether we've done enough by way of...

Well, changes have been made. The question is whether we've done enough by way of...

We've got a daunting enough task to provide a definitive account of what happened in...

We've got a daunting enough task to provide a definitive account of what happened in...

No connection between Iraq and the 9-11 catastrophe.

No connection between Iraq and the 9-11 catastrophe.