The 19th Element

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The following is verbatim text of an item from the Presidential Daily Brief presented to President George W. Bush on August 6, 2001. Redacted material is indicated by brackets.

Despite this warning from U.S. intelligence sources, the government failed to act.

Less than one month later, on September 11, 2001, Bin Ladin made good on his threat. He brought the fight to America — and thousands died in its first battle.

Even today, the war continues. Are we prepared?

Western perceptions notwithstanding, the Afghan War did not put Al Qaeda out of business. And despite American bragging to the contrary, Al Qaeda has even conducted successful operations inside the U.S. after 9/11.

It is true that western forces have succeeded in thwarting a number of attempted attacks. But from Al Qaeda’s perspective, even worse than failed operations are the West’s unbelievably effective cover-ups. Westerners blame nearly all of Al Qaeda’s successful offensives on internal malcontents. Gang wars. Freedom Fighters. Drug cartels. Anarchists. Radical extremists. These are the "criminals" who receive the credit for attacks that, in reality, are Al Qaeda’s victories.

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