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specific regions or security threats. Most track longstanding CIA assignments, with centers devoted to weapons proliferation, such as the Near East. These centers essentially replicated the structure of CTC, which by 2015 had grown in size and mission from the war on terror. The changes narrowed CTC's scope, led to the reassignment of its director,
306:, formerly in charge of the CTC's Islamic Extremist Branch, as its first head. The reasons were similar to those for the establishment of the CTC itself. Unlike the traditional country-based ones, the new station was not geographically limited and drew its personnel from across the U.S. intelligence community.
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introduced sweeping changes to the agency in a modernization effort. In addition to creating the first new directorate for the agency in nearly fifty years, many changes surrounded the creation of 10 new "mission centers" modeled on CTC, which combine analysts and operators in hybrid units focused on
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In
December 1998, CIA chief George Tenet "declared war" on Osama bin Laden. Early in 1999, Tenet ordered the CTC to conduct a review of the CIA's operational strategy to create "a new, comprehensive plan of attack" against al-Qaeda. By mid-September, the result of this review, known simply as "The
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as its first director. It was an "interdisciplinary" body; many of its personnel and chiefs were drawn from the CIA's
Directorate of Operations, but others came from the Directorates of Intelligence and Science and Technology. Observing that terrorism knew no geographical boundaries, the CTC was
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Beginning in
September 1999, the CTC picked up multiple signs that bin Laden had set in motion major terrorist attacks for the turn of the year. The CIA set in motion what Black later described as the "largest collection and disruption activity in the history of mankind". They focused on known
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The CIA increasingly concentrated its diminished resources on counterterrorism, so resources for this activity increased sharply, in contrast to the general trend. At least some of the Plan's more modest aspirations were translated into action. Intelligence collection efforts on bin Laden and
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relieved CTMC Deputy Chief of
Analysis and 40-year intelligence veteran Russel Travers from his position as Acting Director of the National Counter-Terrorism Center (NCTC) during a surprise reshuffle. Reports initially suggested he was fired to be replaced by
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became chief of analysis in 1993; by 1997, he was the center's deputy director. But in the summer of 1999, he suffered a clash of styles with Cofer Black. Soon after, Pillar left the organization. He was replaced as deputy director by
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was the first to occupy the newly renamed office. Reviews of the implementation of the changes at CTMC and elsewhere with the new mission centers have been mixed, with parochialism reportedly continuing to belabor the reorganization.
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in 2001. On Black's advice, Director George Tenet raised the matter at the long-awaited
Cabinet-level Principals Committee meeting on terrorism on September 4, 2001, and received authorization to deploy the system.
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on the exposed sixth floor, which Black had argued was essential to keep operating during the crisis. Tenet finally agreed with Black that their lives would be put at risk.
355:, existing in more than two dozen countries by 2005. The local CIA chief of station usually supervises the CIA-vetted officers from the host nations serving in the CTICs.
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Discredited by the Iran-Contra scandal of 1986, the original aims later gave way to a more analytical role. This did not prevent the Center from contemplating an "Eagle"
286:, were all threats to Americans or American interests. Personnel and financial resources, management attention, and policymaker interest were spread among these groups.
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In 2017, the Agency announced the creation of the Korea
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Counterterrorism Mission Center was established as the Counterterrorism Center in February 1986, under the CIA's Directorate of Operations, with
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and the CTC, produced probable sightings of bin Laden. CTC Director Black advocated arming
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The CIA erratically tracked al-Hazmi and al-Mihdhar as they traveled to and attended the al-Qaeda summit in
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security wing of the CIA Directorate of Support, was created after 9/11. The CIA also created
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visited Afghanistan, where al-Qaeda selected them for the 9/11 operation. In late 1999, the
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designed to cut across the traditional region-based bodies of the CIA.
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was also relieved in the shakeup and returned to a position at NSA.
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Plan", had been briefed to CIA operational level personnel and the
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520:. The Northern Afghanistan Liaison Team (NALT) team, led by
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Tenet statement to the Joint Inquiry on 9/11, Oct. 17, 2002
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1697:"Salim v. Mitchell - Jose Rodriguez Deposition Transcript"
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In autumn 2000, a series of flights over Afghanistan by
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had killed more Americans than any terrorist group. The
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Assistant Director for Counterterrorism Mission Center
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Once Cofer Black had finalized his operational plan,
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1734:Kill Chain: The Rise of the High-Tech Assassins
592:In March 2020, the Trump administration acting
391:Amid this activity, in November–December 1999,
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27:Central Intelligence Agency unit founded 1986
1473:National Archives and Records Administration
1411:Priest, Dana; White, Josh (August 3, 2005).
486:After the September 11, 2001 attacks on the
379:al-Qaeda increased significantly from 1999.
165:who led the organization from 2015 to 2017.
2853:Non-military counterterrorist organizations
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1171:, pp. 457, 466–72, 485, and p. 654 note 7;
972:"The CIA unveils a radically new org chart"
347:In the late 1990s, the CIA began to set up
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32:Counterterrorism Center (disambiguation)
2180:Directorate of Science & Technology
1799:Childhood, education, and personal life
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564:Restructuring to CTMC (2015–present)
290:In January 1996, the CTC opened the
2519:United States intervention in Chile
2151:George Bush Center for Intelligence
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1116:(2005 edn), pp. 257, 375, 451, 457.
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91:George Bush Center for Intelligence
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1349:Publisher's extract from chapter 1
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594:Director of National Intelligence
473:anti-tank missiles under the new
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196:Notable early members included
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38:Counterterrorism Mission Center
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383:The core 9/11 hijackers emerge
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1974:Letter to the American People
1518:Castelli, Matt (2020-12-02).
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568:In 2015, the Director of CIA
419:, who were planning to go to
153:) is a division of the CIA's
2290:Crime and illicit drug trade
1639:Fuchs, Hailey (2020-11-29).
1614:McKay, Hollie (2020-11-27).
1548:Younes, Ali (May 11, 2017).
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2848:Central Intelligence Agency
2305:Influence on public opinion
2193:National Resources Division
2138:Central Intelligence Agency
1941:Videos and audio recordings
1275:September 24, 2005, at the
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125:Central Intelligence Agency
116:Central Intelligence Agency
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1701:www.thetorturedatabase.org
1375:At the Center of the Storm
1362:At the Center of the Storm
1341:At the Center of the Storm
1189:At the Center of the Storm
1127:At the Center of the Storm
646:President(s) served under
353:September 11, 2001 attacks
220:, another concentrated on
169:Foundation and early years
134:(often referred to as the
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1281:Government Security News
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610:National Security Agency
317:, CTC Director 1999–2002
2539:Operation Neptune Spear
2343:Roscoe H. Hillenkoetter
2300:Human rights violations
2175:Directorate of Analysis
1961:11 September 2007 video
449:in early January 2000.
292:Bin Laden Issue Station
2199:Directorate of Support
1966:20 September 2007 tape
1956:6 September 2007 video
1738:Henry Holt and Company
1325:9/11 Commission Report
1309:9/11 Commission Report
1246:9/11 Commission Report
1226:9/11 Commission Report
1177:9/11 Commission Report
1148:9/11 Commission Report
1079:(2005 edn), pp. 252–3.
1039:9/11 Commission Report
949:The Report (2019 film)
622:reportedly considered
496:Global Response Center
359:"The Plan" (1999–2001)
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256:Egyptian Islamic Jihad
234:. Former CTC Director
2222:Geographic activities
1928:Messages to the World
1839:code name controversy
1206:911 Commission Report
602:Christopher C. Miller
541:Global Response Staff
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18:Global Response Staff
2499:Bay of Pigs Invasion
2408:R. James Woolsey Jr.
2373:James R. Schlesinger
2096:Gary Brooks Faulkner
2086:September 11 attacks
1997:Growing Up bin Laden
1951:19 January 2006 tape
1809:Beliefs and ideology
1383:Liberty Strikes Back
1005:Coll, Steve (2018).
606:Trump administration
2479:Operation PBSuccess
2348:Walter Bedell Smith
2149:(CIA Headquarters:
1844:conspiracy theories
1824:Abbottabad compound
1379:Afghan Massacres...
1133:(2005 edn), p. 523.
475:Bush administration
198:Vincent Cannistraro
93:, Langley, Virginia
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2601:The Unexpected Spy
2569:All the Shah's Men
2529:Iran–Contra affair
2504:Operation Mongoose
2398:William H. Webster
2323:William J. Donovan
2295:Health and economy
1991:In popular culture
1882:Abdallah bin Laden
1864:Muhammad bin Ladin
1645:The New York Times
1581:Nakashima, Ellen.
1466:"Agency officials"
1232:, pp. 155–8, 168 (
1129:, pp.*; cf. Coll,
1013:. pp. 11–16.
757:Geoffrey O'Connell
624:Darrell M. Blocker
615:In November 2020,
488:World Trade Center
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129:Mission Center for
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2524:Operation Cyclone
2514:Operation Rubicon
2489:1960 U-2 incident
2388:Stansfield Turner
2383:George H. W. Bush
2234:Russia and Europe
2155:Langley, Virginia
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2054:Soviet–Afghan War
2011:The Looming Tower
1819:Khartoum compound
1804:Militant activity
1554:www.aljazeera.com
1447:on March 26, 2018
1299:, Sept. 30, 2005.
1053:, p. 685, note 3.
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417:Khalid al-Mihdhar
218:Japanese Red Army
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688:Frederick Turco
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630:Director history
597:Richard Grennell
575:Michael D'Andrea
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373:Charles E. Allen
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