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December 2002: Unnamed Source Comments on Rumsfeld’s Influence Over the Defense Intelligence Agency

A former senior official tells investigative reporter Seymour Hersh, “If it became known that [Rumsfeld] wanted [the Defense Intelligence Agency] to link the government of Tonga to 9/11, within a few months they would come up with sources who’d do it.” [New Yorker, 12/16/2002]