We were spinning wheels about this in another thread so i thought we'd look at it with a more narrow focus.
The scenario is there are reliable intercepts that indicate the ISI chief interacting with the 9/11 plotters. The nature of those intercepts is less important than the link they establish. Whilst the information isn't directly incriminatiing it indicates that the chief was aware of the operation even suggest a degree of familiarity with it. And they leave the question of how involved the ISI were in 9/11 hanging. These intercepts are dated to before 9/11. Does not matter how old, a week, a month even more. But they occur before 9/11
This comes to light in late 2001 as a result of coordinated intel efforts with other countries.
The question is how significantly would this knowledge affect US strategy & deployment plans in the Afghanistan or would it continue unchanged as it has.
Also, would it ever be in US interest to ensure that this information never became public ?
If the public know the wiggle room is less. States can have secrets etc.
What complicates this for me is its no longer about non-state actors but state actors that too at the top level.
The scenario is there are reliable intercepts that indicate the ISI chief interacting with the 9/11 plotters. The nature of those intercepts is less important than the link they establish. Whilst the information isn't directly incriminatiing it indicates that the chief was aware of the operation even suggest a degree of familiarity with it. And they leave the question of how involved the ISI were in 9/11 hanging. These intercepts are dated to before 9/11. Does not matter how old, a week, a month even more. But they occur before 9/11
This comes to light in late 2001 as a result of coordinated intel efforts with other countries.
The question is how significantly would this knowledge affect US strategy & deployment plans in the Afghanistan or would it continue unchanged as it has.
Also, would it ever be in US interest to ensure that this information never became public ?
If the public know the wiggle room is less. States can have secrets etc.
What complicates this for me is its no longer about non-state actors but state actors that too at the top level.
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