I think this says a lot about the "eminent threat"

[ranxer]

then what makes before and after 9/11 relevant at all?

it's not relevant(from my perspective) because 9/11 was planned on, the plans for destroying the constitution and grabbing oil/mideast foothold(among others) were ready for a while but they needed an emergency to move.

i don't think there was enough wrong with our intelligence to miss the terrorists if they were allowed to do thier job. im still hoping for more whistleblowers on that. .. it will all be in the movie in 15 years :cry

i can't imagine how nervous these questions make the administration.