Then-CIA Director George Tenet described counterterrorism czar Richard Clarke’s efforts against al-Qa’ida: “I later learned that on January 25, 2001, Clarke sent this memo to [National Security Advisor] Condi Rice saying there was an urgent need for an NSC [National Security Council] principals meeting to review his proposed strategy against al-Qa’ida. But this meeting was never held.”
– George Tenet with Bill Harlow, At the Center of the Storm, Page 143