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“This whole confluence of events caused the vital information that I believe could have potentially foiled 9/11”
on a detained hijacker's contact info that could have helped foil the 9/11 attacks
On the record · Updated October 1, 2026
former DOJ national security prosecutor
2 things Michael Lebowitz said, verbatim, on September 12, 2026, each linked to where it ran. Grouped by the story each one belongs to.
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“This whole confluence of events caused the vital information that I believe could have potentially foiled 9/11”
on a detained hijacker's contact info that could have helped foil the 9/11 attacks
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“And the fear is that we are at the same position where we were prior to 9/11 where vital information can fall through the cracks.”
on fears that current intelligence and immigration enforcement gaps mirror pre-9/11 failures
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