Snowdon is a dummy

However, did I miss something? Are you the person who spent years as a US citizen in the US intell community working with our partners hammering out agreements, and on board to help oversee the transition into new compatible equipment?

I'm unaware that France has the same relashionship with the US anywhere close to the one between Germany and the US. Other than the US Embassy, I'm unaware of any Americans stationed anywhere in France in any sort of partnership. That might have been
beyond my pay grade, but I'm pretty sure the French get involved only when they receive an engraved invitation.

You're right, intell isn't a garden party. Is it too late to send a thank you note to France for helping us dodge that 9/11 bullet?

Nine reports on the subject [AQ & the US] between September 2000 and August 2001. Including an executive summary of five pages, entitled "Projected hijacking by radical Islamists" dated January 5, 2001 ...! Eight months before September 11, the DGSE describes tactical discussions from early 2000 between bin Laden and his Taliban allies, about a project to hijack U.S. planes.

[...] In its note, the DGSE leaves no doubt that al-Qaida will attempt to realize its act of piracy against an American aircraft: "In October 2000, Osama bin Laden attended a meeting in Afghanistan during which the decision in principle to carry out this operation has been maintained. " The note is dated Jan. 5, 2001, the dice are thrown, the French know ... And they are not alone.

As all information referring risk against U.S. interests, the note was transmitted to the CIA ...

The Deafness Before the Storm

By KURT EICHENWALD
SEPTEMBER 10, 2012

IT was perhaps the most famous presidential briefing in history.

On Aug. 6, 2001, President George W. Bush received a classified review of the threats posed by Osama bin Laden and his terrorist network, Al Qaeda. That morning’s “presidential daily brief” — the top-secret document prepared by America’s intelligence agencies — featured the now-infamous heading: “Bin Laden Determined to Strike in U.S.” A few weeks later, on 9/11, Al Qaeda accomplished that goal.

[...] I have read excerpts from many of them, along with other recently declassified records, and come to an inescapable conclusion: the administration’s reaction to what Mr. Bush was told in the weeks before that infamous briefing reflected significantly more negligence than has been disclosed. In other words, the Aug. 6 document, for all of the controversy it provoked, is not nearly as shocking as the briefs that came before it.

The item entitled "Bin Ladin determined to strike in the US" was a NIE not a presidential morning briefing item. Perhaps Bush (although I doubt it) would have placed more importance if the French used a higher level of communication than to simply forward a communique to a low level CIA letter slot.

By the way, you already have displayed a jaw dropping lack of decorum by joining the ranks of the wankers who devote threads simply about a member. I would have trouble believing you if you told me Paris was in France. Seriously, I would have grave concerns. You are an annoying pissant. Please annoy someone else, Mon ami.

By the way, you already have displayed a jaw dropping lack of decorum by joining the ranks of the wankers who devote threads simply about a member.

Then you should be able to point to all your threads where you do this criticizing of "my country", right, MiT?

Quite easy, really.

The same way I misspell other words. I make many spelling errors (not my strong suit) but usually people are more interested in the substance and do not split hairs. You are also a nitpicker which suits someone who is a monomaniac dwelling on the subject of the "many crimes of the US." Like CI, I'm growing extremely weary of you, as you have a way of causing one to feel nauseous.

Honestly I didn't know it was such a big deal on A2K. It's not where I come from.