The Interrogator
Clip: Season 2011 Episode 14 | 28m 25sVideo has Closed Captions
An interview with Ali Soufan, the FBI agent at the center of the 9/11 investigation.
Former FBI agent Ali Soufan says critical CIA intelligence about Al Qaeda was not communicated to the FBI. If that information had been shared, Soufan says, "The world would be very different today."
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The Interrogator
Clip: Season 2011 Episode 14 | 28m 25sVideo has Closed Captions
Former FBI agent Ali Soufan says critical CIA intelligence about Al Qaeda was not communicated to the FBI. If that information had been shared, Soufan says, "The world would be very different today."
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The Beginning of "Enhanced Interrogation Techniques"
Clip: S2011 Ep14 | 6m 33s | How FBI Agent Ali Soufan got an Al Qaeda operative to talk -- until the CIA stepped in. (6m 33s)
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