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== C.I.A. Inspector General's Report on 9/11 Intelligence Failures ==
In August 2005 the ''New York Times'' reported that supporters of former C.I.A. Director [[George John Tenet|George Tenet]] were critical of the CIA Inspector General's report on the intelligences failures ahead of the September 11 terrorist attacks for having failed to interview Allen, who was assistant director of central intelligence for collection.
"In 1998, after Al Qaeda's bombing of two American embassies in East Africa, it was Mr. Allen whom Mr. Tenet assigned to organize the agency's efforts against the terrorist network, according to testimony Mr. Tenet gave last year. He said that at the advice of Mr. Allen, he created a special unit with officers from the C.I.A., the eavesdropping National Security Agency and the satellite photo agency to meet daily and focus on Al Qaeda's leaders and headquarters in Afghanistan," the article stated. [http://www.nytimes.com/2005/08/27/politics/27intel.html]