Why haven’t we been attacked since 9/11? The Bush administration has suggested two main reasons: dumb and dumber. Argument #1: “we’re fighting them over there so they don’t attack us over here.” Yes, and the Tooth Fairy is real. This argument takes the prize for being both misleading and stupid, suggesting that Iraq’s civil war […]
Author Archive | Amy Zegart
9/11: Hindsight Bias?
Several comments about my 9/11 book SPYING BLIND raise a crucial question: can I really talk about the causes of 9/11 without commmitting hindsight bias? The answer is you bet. 340 reasons explain why. I was deeply worried about this question, so spent two years tracking what happened to every unclassified intelligence reform recommendation from […]
9/11: My Top 5 Most Depressing Findings.
Many thanks, Eugene, for inviting me to blog about the ghosts of intel failures past, present, and future. I thought I’d kick off by sharing my top 5 depressing findings about 9/11 from my new book — all confirmed by unclassified government documents or at least two government sources. 1. The FBI failed to find […]