World · 7 hours ago
9/11 intelligence failures still teach lessons 25 years on
The 9/11 attacks, which killed 2,977 people, exposed a colossal intelligence failure in the US, with agencies not sharing crucial information. Since then, Western intelligence agencies have significantly improved information sharing, including the UK's new Counter Terrorism Operations Centre. However, failures like the flawed intelligence before the 2003 Iraq invasion show that lessons are still being learned.
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