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Reports Blast FBI's Efforts Against Terror

NPR

By Pam Fessler

Published April 14, 2004 at 12:00 AM EDT

Staff reports from the Sept. 11 panel offer a blistering assessment of the FBI's anti-terror efforts. The reports suggest poor communication, a lack of resources and antiquated information technology led the FBI to miss opportunities to spot plans for the 2001 attacks. Commission Chairman Thomas Kean calls the findings "an indictment of the FBI." Hear NPR's Pam Fessler.

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