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Question 1: How was your topic affected by 9/11? Click edit, post the power paragraph for question 1.

Many conspiracy theories came about after the attacks on 9/11. One of these conspiracy theories is that the CIA had prior knowledge of the 9/11 attacks. According to starpod.org, an intelligence provider on national and international defense, former White House adviser Dan Smith reported to the FBI that CIA’s Ron Pandolfi “seemed to be aware of an imminent major event” ("Conspiracy Theory: CIA 9/11") and knew that “two al Qaida operatives arriving in California” ("Conspiracy Theory: CIA 9/11"). Though this is just a conspiracy, it has good proof that CIA had prior knowledge on the attacks.

"Conspiracy Theory: CIA 9/11 Cover-up? FBI Told Senior Official Had 'Prior Knowledge' ." //Starpod.org//. N.p., n.d. Web. 5 Sept. 2011. .

Question 2: Explain the scope (extent), intensity (depth), and nature of the affect of 9/11 on you topic. Click edit, post the power paragraph for question 2.

The CIA failed to prevent the attacks on 9/11 and the effect on that is enormous. If the government and intelligence agency’s would have developed a “comprehensive war plan against al Qaeda and Osama Bin Laden” ("Declassified Report Blasts"), there is a good possibility that 9/11 could have prevented. Former CIA Director George Tenet concluded that, “before 9/11, neither the U.S. government nor the [intelligence community] had an inclusive strategy for combating al Qaeda.” ("Declassified Report Blasts"). The effect of this failed strategy cost the lives of “2,753” ("New Death Is Added") harmless human beings.

"Declassified Report Blasts CIA Pre-9/11 Failures." //INFOhio//. N.p., n.d. Web. 6 Sept. 2011. .

"New Death Is Added To the Toll From 9/11 ." //InfoOhio//. N.p., n.d. Web. 6 Sept. 2011. .

Question 3: How has debate on this issue made our country stronger? Click edit, post the power paragraph for question 3. Debate on the CIA having prior knowledge to the attacks on 9/11 has made our country weaker. If the country had prior knowledge to the attacks and did not go through with their knowledge, then the American citizens would question the loyalty of our intelligence agencies, thus making our country weaker. Some are convinced that the United States “stood down” ("Conspiracy Theories Abound") as an attempt to “incite war” ("Conspiracy Theories Abound"). Though I believe those statements are somewhat irrational and incorrect, debate on this issue has made our country weaker.

" Conspiracy Theories Abound as US Line on 9/11 Challenged." //Infohio//. N.p., n.d. Web. 7 Sept. 2011. .

RUBRIC for Responses
 * A strong topic sentence that clearly addresses and answers the question
 * Evidence that clearly supports the topic sentence
 * Correct use of internal citations and a properly formatted MLA citation for your articles (put this citation at the end of paragraph one)
 * Strict adherence to the Power Paragraph format
 * Mechanics are clean and do not detract from meaning