DRAFT

Team #2: Intelligence Collection, Analysis, Management, Oversight

and Resources

Key Questions of the Investigation

Given the shared responsibilities of the DCI and Secretary of Defense over the
majority of intelligence programs, who was in charge of counter terrorism efforts
prior to September 2001? Who is in charge today? U

Who sot intelligence counterterrorism priorities across the pqmmunityj allocated

resources according to those priorities and determined whether programs are
Prior to 9-11 ? Who performs these responsibilities today?
How well did the 1C perform collection, analysis and production of strategic and
tactical intelligence for the President and the NSC to counter terrorist attacks upon
the US, and in particular th§ efforts of al Qaida prior to September 2001?/
Was strategic and tactical warning effective prior to 9-11? For exalnpffe,"w'as
warning performed, who received it and what response did it elicit prior to the
attacks against US personnel in Yemen in 1992, the WTC bombing in 1993, the
Khobar Towers attack in 1996, and the bombings of the US embassies in 1998?
What did the Intelligence Community leafn from the succession of terrorist
attacks against the United States during the 1990s and how did it apply these
lessons to its on-going operations? <-A-*r Jt«/ rf /j&ct, *7
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7. Was the Intelligence Community adequately funded and did the DCI, the
Secretary of Defense, the Executive Office of the President, and the Congress
prior to September 2001 give priority to counterterrorism programs and activities?
8. How were intelligence resources spent for counterterrorism prior to September
2001; in particular, how were the supplemental appropriations invested? What
were the results of these investments in the DCI's declared war against al Qaida?
9. Did the Executive Brancl^conduct effective oversight of US intelligeno
programs, particularly counterterrorism efforts prior to 9-11 ?

10. Does the provision of operational detail directed by Congress in its oversight of/
intelligence activities have a debilitating effect on CIA's use of foreign
informants who fear exposure? What is its impact on foreign liaison activities
and the government's efforts to thwart terrorist attacks on the US?

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DRAFT
 TEAM #2 QUESTIONS: Intelligence Collection, Analysis, Management, Oversight
and Resources

1. What factors were responsible for the inability of U.S. intelligence to provide
tactical warning of the 9-11 attacks?

2. How did the Intelligence Community conduct analysis of the terrorist threat prior
to the 9-11 attacks, and what factors impeded its effectiveness?

3. How did the Intelligence Community collect information pertaining to the

terrorist threat prior to the 9-11 attacks, and what factors impeded its effectiveness?

4. Did congressional oversight improve the performance of U.S. intelligence during

A• the period leading up to the 9-11 attack, particularly in light of the series of terrorist
\s against U.S. targets at the time?

5. Did the Intelligence Community receive adequate resources to deal with the
terrorist threat prior to 9-11, and, if not, what were the factors primarily responsible
for the shortfall?
6. Were the Intelligence Community's personnel, organization, and tradecraft
suited for dealing with the terrorist threat prior to 9-11, and, if not, why was it
unable to prepare more effectively?

vS>l. Did the Intelligence Community provide effective warning to senior U.S. officials
' at each phase of the evolving terrorist threat prior to 9-11, and, if not, why?

8. What measures has the Intelligence Community adopted since 9-11 to improve
its capability for providing warning of the terrorist threat, and have they been
effective?

9. What other proposals have been recently offered to improve the Intelligence
Community's capabilities for monitoring the terrorist threat, and how would they
address the issues that have been raised by this investigation?

10. Did any government officials or organizations act irresponsibly, negligently, or

illegally in executing their responsibilities for monitoring terrorism prior to 9-11,
and did any officials or organizations actively impede the ability of the United States
to attain warning of the 9-11 attacks?