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Avoiding the real questions
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| 28 May 2002 |
The controversy raging over whether warnings about potential terror attacks by Al-Qaeda were ignored before 11 September hardly comes as a surprise. What is far more serious is why two successive administrations took a series of ultimately disastrous political decisions concerning Osama bin Laden's terrorist network and its backers, the Taliban regime.
Since the hijackings, criticism has tended to be directed at the US intelligence agencies and the Immigration and Naturalization Service. However, as more evidence emerges about the intelligence available – and those who failed to make use of it – the politicians will have to answer some very awkward questions.
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