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militantal-Qaeda leader
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About
Osama bin Mohammed bin Awad bin Laden (1957–2011) was the founder of al-Qaeda who directed the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks and has been referenced by Jeffrey Goldberg in attacks comparing Walt and Mearsheimer's views.
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George Tenet
investigated
Tenet told Bush that bin Laden and al-Qaeda were the number one national security threat. During the summer of 2001, Tenet's CIA tracked escalating al-Qaeda threat intelligence, yet failed to prevent 9/11. The failure to kill or capture bin Laden during Tenet's tenure, including at Tora Bora in December 2001, is a defining shortcoming.
Since 1997