‘It was all hands on deck’: how the CIA responded to 9/11

September 10, 2026 · 6:11 pm 1 sources

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• ‘It was all hands on deck’: how the CIA responded to 9/11
  The Guardian · September 10, 2026 18:11
  Veterans recall chaos and confusion as the attacks unfolded – followed by a ‘war on terror’ that left agency with a tarnished reputation A generation of spies had lost an enemy but not yet found a role. Then came 9/11. A decade after the dissolution of the Soviet Union, al-Qaida’s devastating…