With respect to the FBI, they had problems communicating in a vertical way, within the FBI itself, so that information of importance could get pushed up to those who were decision-makers.

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No connection between Iraq and the 9-11 catastrophe.

No connection between Iraq and the 9-11 catastrophe.

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...

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...

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...

So we knew their intentions were to strike in the United States. We also knew...

So we knew their intentions were to strike in the United States. We also knew...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...