Chapter One
Introduction
Wrong Questions Produce Wrong
Answers
JUST NINE DAYS AFTER THE 9/11 ATTACKS, TWO MEN AND A WOMAN CROSSED
Pennsylvania Avenue and approached the northwest entrance to the
White House. All three carried briefcases. Security was incredibly
tight, and it took them nearly fifteen minutes to clear the metal,
explosives, and radiological detectors, and a physical search of
their bags. These were not regular times at the White House, and
these were not regular guests.
Everything appeared normal, but a uniformed Secret Service agent
asked one of the men why he had a surgical mask in his briefcase.
The man replied, "Just for demonstration. You saw Mayor Ru ...
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