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Tucker Carlson: “Zelikow authored a policy paper championing preemptive…”

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The 9/11 Files: The Cover-up Commission | Ep 2

Published September 30, 2025 | Video Starts at 16:26

It also failed to note his extensive ties to Condoleezza Rice. He'd served on her transition team. He'd co authored a book with Rice in 1995. In 2002, at Rice's behest, Zelikow authored a policy paper championing preemptive invasions. And this cemented his role as a key architect of the disastrous invasion of Iraq. Zelikow was the perfect person to keep the commission from finding the truth. (16:26–16:32)

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