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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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...

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...

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...

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...

No connection between Iraq and the 9-11 catastrophe.

No connection between Iraq and the 9-11 catastrophe.

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...

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...

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...

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, 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...

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 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...

Where the stakes are the highest, in the war on terror, we cannot possibly succeed...

Where the stakes are the highest, in the war on terror, we cannot possibly succeed...

The United States has done more for the war crimes tribunal than any other country...

The United States has done more for the war crimes tribunal than any other country...

Sculpture is the art of the intelligence.

Sculpture is the art of the intelligence.

Efficiency is intelligent laziness.

Efficiency is intelligent laziness.

Elia Kazan understood my problems. He was able to bring out the very best in...

Elia Kazan understood my problems. He was able to bring out the very best in...