Tucker Carlson: “In July 2001, an FBI agent stationed in the Phoenix field…”

“His exact connection to the hijacking remains unclear even now, but he did receive wire transfers from Ramzi Bin Alshib, who was also sending money to the hijackers. In July 2001, an FBI agent stationed in the Phoenix field office sent a memo to Headquarters theorizing that there could be a coordinated effort by Osama bin Laden to send individuals to the United States to receive aviation training. For some reason, this memo was never received by headquarters, not until after 9 11. Why? Possibly because as late as 2003 the FBI didn't have a functioning internal email system.” (23:08–23:22)

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