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- ↑ Johnston, David; Don van Natta, Jr. (21 May 2002). "Traces of Terror: The F.B.I. Memo; Ashcroft Learned of Agency's Alert Just After 9/11". New York Times. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
- ↑ Rowley, Coleen (21 May 2002). "Coleen Rowley's Memo to FBI Director Robert Mueller: An edited version of the agent's 13-page letter". Time . Archived from the original on 2 June 2002.
