[GAsux]

If they already knew, based upon over five years of tracking, phone tapping, etc., what would be the point? You're saying they should have done a dog and pony show to keep them even though they had nothing, just to make it appear that they were doing something? That's absurd.

The thing is, I will bet a large amount of money that all of those connections were ALREADY examined well prior to 9/11, with no results. By several accounts, the agents working in the bin Laden unit were considered to be almost cult like. In fact, they repeatedly challenged the Clinton Administration and George Tenet for NOT carrying out more strikes in Afghanistan when they had the chance.

They had sophisticated survelliance on bin Laden's routes, his safe houses, the methods he used to communicate with,etc. They had even used bin Ladens family as a source to get to him, asking for appeals from the family.

The reason they did not investigate after 9/11 is because they already knew there were no ties.