[Shermy]

Leak by the Saudis to Osama?

Anyway, possible 9/11 scenario - Osama always planned for the attack, probably had lots of plans. Most of his efforts were aimed at disrupting Central Asia and the Caucasus (i.e., Chechnya). Such helped deter, delay, and even destroy competitive hydrocarbon development in the region, a Iranian and Saudi strategic coalescence of aims. They funded him, facilitated him, and profited. Al Qaeda did nothing about Israel. Big on Kashmir, necessary for ISI support. Useful fanatics in oil politics.

Anyway, the 6+2 countries, especially Russia and the US, warned the Taliban to stop supporting local terrorism earlier in 2001, even threatening some kind of attack. Osama was appointed Taliban Minister of Defense by Mullah Omar. The attack on the WTC may have served as a kind of low tech attack on the US to forestall a perceived attack on the Disneyland of Islamist Terrorism, Afghanistan. Certainly the assassination of Massood three days before anticipated the attack, and attempted to disorient the local opposition which could ffight back in alliance with the U.S.

Miscalculation. That's the problem with fanatics, they're true believers. The worst thing that's ever happened to Saudi.

[codebreaker]

Or Osama caught wind of the NSA directive through Clinton era back channels at the State Dept.

[Almondjoy]

Just thought I would mention you have some damn good insight going on in that brain of yours, I thought I was reading history as we'll read it 50 years from now.

[Cvengr]

"...That's the problem with fanatics, they're true believers. The worst thing that's ever happened to Saudi."

To 'Saudi' or to 'Arabia'.

[Cvengr]

"...That's the problem with fanatics, they're true believers. The worst thing that's ever happened to Saudi."

To 'Saudi' or to 'Arabia'?

Oops, forgot the question mark.