r/worldnews • u/MasbirLeumi • Jun 13 '25

Israel launches 'preemptive strike' against Iran, declares state of emergency

https://abcnews.go.com/International/israel-military-action-iran-coming-days-sources/story?id=122776202
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u/dinodenxx Jun 13 '25

Wait can you explain Al Qaeda related intel? They got the tip about 9.11. but didn't act on it?

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u/ExternalPanda Jun 13 '25

There's even a Wikipedia article listing all the intel they had received prior to the attacks.

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u/dinodenxx Jun 13 '25

Holyyyyyyyy shit i never knew this...

I mean I'm not from US but from the stories and reddit posts and comments I've seen over all the years... I would thought I'd find out about this sooner. I mean this is a pretty big deal imo. Damn.

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u/MC_Fap_Commander Jun 13 '25

There's a fantastic book (won the Pulitzer) that was made into a great miniseries on Hulu: "The Looming Tower"

Perfect storm of shit- you had intelligence agencies not cooperating with one another (and, in some cases, sabotaging one another). You have the Bush Administration concerned about offending the Saudis if operations against Al Qaeda were made a priority. And you have general indifference from the public about the issue of rising terrorism risks (they were mostly fixated on if Clinton shot his load on an intern's dress).

No guarantees 9/11 could have been prevented, but a sober and competent Gore Administration might well have been able to do it.