Interesting conjecture, Mr. Miniter, but what do real intelligence professionals have to say on the subject of 9/11?
Raymond McGovern – former Chairman of National Intelligence Estimates at the CIA and 27-year CIA veteran, “I think at simplest terms, there’s a cover-up. The 9/11 Report is a joke.”
William Christison – former National Intelligence Officer (NIO) and former Director of the CIA’s Office of Regional and Political Analysis, overseeing 200 CIA analysts, and 29-year CIA veteran, “We very seriously need an entirely new very high level and truly independent investigation of the events of 9/11. I think you almost have to look at the 9/11 Commission Report as a joke and not a serious piece of analysis at all.”
Melvin Goodman, PhD – former Division Chief of the CIA’s Office of Soviet Affairs and Senior Analyst from 1966 – 1990, “The final report is ultimately a coverup. I don’t know how else to describe it.”
Robert Baer – 21-year CIA veteran and specialist in the Middle East, who was awarded the Career Intelligence Medal upon his retirement in 1997, “Until we get a complete, honest, transparent investigation …, we will never know what happened on 9/11.”
Robert David Steele – 25 years of combined service in the CIA and the U.S. Marine Corps. Second ranking civilian in U.S. Marine Corps Intelligence from 1988 – 1992. Member of the Adjunct Faculty of Marine Corps University. “I am forced to conclude that 9/11 was at a minimum allowed to happen as a pretext for war. … I have to tell anyone who cares to read this: I believe it. I believe it enough to want a full investigation that passes the smell test of the 9/11 families as well as objective outside observers.”
Lynne Larkin – former CIA Operations Officer who served in several CIA foreign stations before being assigned to the CIA’s Counter-Intelligence Center. There, she co-chaired a multi-agency task force, which coordinated intelligence efforts among the many intelligence and law enforcement agencies. One of twenty-five signers of a letter to Congress expressing their concerns about “serious shortcomings,” “omissions,” and “major flaws” in the 9/11 Commission Report and offering their services for a new investigation.
David MacMichael, PhD – former Senior Estimates Officer at the CIA with special responsibility for Western Hemisphere Affairs at the CIA’s National Intelligence Council. Also one of the twenty-five signers of the letter to Congress.
These individuals played significant roles in our national security apparatus from the 1960′s through the 1990′s. In particular, Raymond McGovern, William Christison, and Melvin Goodman, served at the highest levels of the CIA and each for more than 25 years.
We relied on them to collect vital information and provide critical analysis for decades, during which time America faced far more real and much more serious threats than anything we face today. We cannot now ignore their stunning condemnation of the official account of 9/11.
For more information, see the article Seven CIA Veterans Challenge 9/11 Commission Report – Official Account of 9/11 a “Joke” and a “Cover-up” at http://www.opednews.com/articles/genera_alan_mil_070922_seven_cia_veterans_c.htm
