July 29, 2003

Abstract: (CPOD) Jul. 29, 2003 - Americans believe government intelligence agencies could have prevented the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, according to a Princeton Survey Research Associates published in Newsweek. 72 per cent of all respondents say the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) are partly to blame for the attacks.

(CPOD) Jul. 29, 2003 - Americans believe government intelligence agencies could have prevented the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, according to a Princeton Survey Research Associates published in Newsweek. 72 per cent of all respondents say the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) are partly to blame for the attacks.

Last week, intelligence committees in the United States House of Representatives and Senate released an 800-page report on the attacks. The document cites "missed opportunities" to disrupt terrorist activity prior to 9/11.

The White House announced today that certain parts of the report will remain secret, so as not to publish sources and methods during the ongoing war on terrorism.

Polling Data

How much are the U.S. intelligence agencies to blame for the 9/11 terrorist attacks?

A lot of the blame	19%
Some blame	53%
Not to blame at all	23%

Source: Princeton Survey Research Associates / Newsweek
Methodology: Telephone interviews to 1,002 American adults, conducted on Jul. 24 and Jul. 25, 2003. Margin of error is 3 per cent.