Hacker News Top Stories with Summaries (May 08, 2023)
Hacker News Top Stories
Here are the top stories from Hacker News with summaries for May 08, 2023 :
FBI agents accuse CIA of 9/11 coverup |
Summary: According to a court filing obtained by SpyTalk, former FBI agents have accused the CIA of hiding information related to a failed recruitment effort involving Saudi intelligence asset Omar al-Bayoumi and the first two future 9/11 hijackers. The court filing details a five-year inquiry by an investigator for the Guantanamo Military Commission into whether the meeting at the Mediterranean Gourmet restaurant was an operation that involved not only Saudi agents but CIA officers as well. The document obtained by SpyTalk reveals there is more evidence to support the theory that the CIA had launched a failed effort to recruit the hijackers through the Saudis. The legal filing consists of summaries of interviews with anonymous FBI agents, 9/11 Commission staff, and others who investigated the attacks on New York and Washington. The FBI declined to comment, and a CIA spokesperson denied that the agency was hiding information.