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FBI Veteran on Lessons Learned from Sept. 11 Hearings

By Melissa Block
Published June 17, 2004 at 9:00 PM PDT

NPR's Melissa Block talks with Dale Watson, former executive assistant director of the FBI and head of counterterrorism, who retired from the bureau in 2002 after 24 years. Watson talks about his thoughts after one year of hearings before the panel investigating the government's response to terrorism before and after the attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, and what has been learned so far.

Copyright 2004 NPR
Melissa Block
As special correspondent and guest host of NPR's news programs, Melissa Block brings her signature combination of warmth and incisive reporting. Her work over the decades has earned her journalism's highest honors, and has made her one of NPR's most familiar and beloved voices.
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