British MP claims FBI and CIA used secrecy powers to cover up pre-9/11 failures
scubadiver Thu, 03/29/2012 - 12:51am
9/11 case that 'highlights the danger of secret court plan': U.S. intelligence used similar powers to hide failings, claims Tory MP
A senior Tory MP last night issued a warning over the dangers of Government plans for ‘secret courts’ as he claimed U.S. intelligence services used similar powers to cover up embarrassing details of how the 9/11 attacks could have been prevented.
Former shadow home secretary David Davis used Parliamentary privilege to allege that officials squandered the chance to have access to al-Qaeda and Taliban calls and emails two years before the attacks in New York.
Mr Davis told MPs that U.S. authorities then used controversial powers to shut down court cases that would have exposed their blunder.
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Blunder?
"Expose their Blunder" - "Expose their Plan" more likely. Good to see your posts, Scuba.