The Committee 's work has more recently been criticized after the September 11 attacks , for leading to legislation reducing the ability of the CIA to gather human intelligence . In response to such criticism , the chief counsel of the committee , Frederick A.O. Schwarz Jr. , retorted with a book co-authored by Aziz Z. Huq , denouncing the Bush administration 's use of 9/11 to make " monarchist claims " that are " unprecedented on this side of the North Atlantic "
September 11 attacks
September 11 attacks
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