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The 9/11 Files: The CIA's Secret Mission Gone Wrong | Ep 1

Published September 23, 2025 | Video Starts at 08:03

According to one recently released court filings, quote, the visas were issued to facilitate an operation run by the Saudis and the CIA spying operation. The station chief in Riyadh at the time was future CIA director John Brennan. The CIA continued tracking Al Mihdhar to Kuala Lumpur where he met up with other Al Qaeda associates including Nawaf al Hazmi, a second future 911 hijacker. He lands in Kuala Lumpur. (08:03–08:09)

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Asserts that John Brennan was the station chief in Riyadh at the time.

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