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September 11 Intelligence Failures

Jokes, cartoons, and satire about intelligence failures leading up to Sept. 11, including jabs at the CIA, FBI, and the Bush administration.
Animation: Bush and Cheney Talk With the 9/11 Commission
An exclusive look at Bush and Cheney's appearance before the 9/11 commission, courtesy of ReDefeatBush.com.
Cartoons: The 9/11 Commission
Editorial cartoons about the investigation into 9/11 intelligence failures.
Cartoons: Condi Rice and the 9/11 Commission
Editorial cartoons about Condoleezza Rice's testimony before the 9/11 commission.
Late-Night Jokes: Condi Rice and the 9/11 Commission
Late-night jokes about Condoleezza Rice and her appearance before the 9/11 commission.
Late-Night Jokes: Bush and 9/11 Intelligence
"How is this for irony; did you ever think two years ago Bush would be in trouble for something he knew?" —Jay Leno
Video: Condoleezza's 'Me Ain't Culpa'
Condoleezza Rice overcomes her fear of sworn testimony to speak before the 9/11 commission. Watch "The Daily Show's" amusing coverage.
Cartoons: 9/11 Intelligence
Editorial cartoons about Sept. 11 intelligence failures.
Video: "The Daily Show' on Richard Clarke
"The Daily Show" covers the controversy surrounding former counterterrorism czar Richard Clarke and his broadside against Bush's counterterrorism policies.
Video: Look Who's Blaming Now
"The Daily Show" covers the Sept. 11 commission hearings as the Bush and Clinton administrations square off to sink each other's battleships.
Animation: The Buck Stops Where?
Bush officials play the blame game over intelligence failures in this animated cartoon by Mark Fiore.
The Aug. 6, 2001 President's Daily Brief: PowerPoint Version
Life in the Oval Office would be much easier if President Bush got his predigested information the 21st-century way: in a PowerPoint presentation. In that spirit, Slate presents the "President's Daily Even Briefer," the way it should have been.
Declassified Presidential Daily Briefings: Aug. 6, 2001-Sept. 12, 2001
An exclusive look at President Bush's briefing papers, courtesy of Betty Bowers.
Cartoons: 9/11 Early Warnings
A collection of editorial cartoons about what President Bush knew prior to September 11, from the Professional Cartoonists Index.
Cartoons: 9/11 Finger-Pointing
More editorial cartoons, collected by Edivu.
Cartoons: FBI and CIA Bungling
The FBI and CIA try to connect the dots.
Cartoon: Whoops!
An amusing animated cartoon by Bill Mitchell about President Bush and CIA Director George Tenet's handling of pre-9/11 intelligence.
Animation: Bush's Star Trek Voyage
Captain George W. Bush and his crew attempt to make sense of intelligence transmissions in this brilliant animated cartoon from Too Stupid To Be President.com.
Scandal Containment Made E-Z
A great new "This Modern World" cartoon by Tom Tomorrow.
Bush Reponds to Terror Report Furor
"I'd like to remind Americans," President Bush said, "that not only did Bill Clinton receive terrorist warnings years before I did, but he also porked that fat Jewish intern." Read his full statement at White House.org.
Animation: Dick Cheney Lashes Out
Dick Cheney accuses Democrats of exploiting the 9/11 tragedy for political advantage in this animated cartoon by Mark Fiore.

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