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11/7/2003 Interview of Lieutenant General Boykin The Role of the Military 1. Are you aware of any orders given to Special Forces regarding UBL and al Qaeda prior to 9-11? 2. How could JSOC have played a larger role in CT efforts prior to 9-11? 3. Did the policy community rely too heavily on the military pre 9-11 to solve the problem of terrorism? 4. Should there have been a more comprehensive approach to resolving terrorism (e.g., diplomacy, intelligence, law enforcement)? 5. Is CT a military mission? Was it a military mission before 9-11? SOFs and CIA Paramilitary Activities 1. Please describe any consultations in which you were involved for reviewing CIA special activities, including potential SOF support for CIA covert programs in Afghanistan regarding UBL and/or al-Qaeda from January 1, 1998 to September 11,1991? a. For example, a CTC plan for a UBL capture operation in the Spring 1998 b. Any CTC discussions of military options for capturing UBL and/or his principal lieutenants Force Protection 1. In your view, was the U.S. military too focused on force protection prior to 9-11 at the expense of CT? Predator 1. Were you aware of discussions regarding the use of the Predator in Afghanistan during 2000-2001? a. If so, what is your understanding of the role of the military in this project? Intelligence 1. What is the role of your office in the formation of policy within the Department of Defense? 2. Does your office provide actionable intelligence to the military? 3. How does your current responsibilities and the Office of the Undersecretary of Defense for Intelligence impacts the GWOT? 4. What is the strategy? 5. How is it being implemented? 6. What are the key components and who is in charge? 7. Why can't we find bin Laden? Final 1. What are the lessons learned? 2. What did the military do right pre 9-11?

3. Who else should we speak with? 4. What would be your recommendations? 5. What should we be asking?

WITHDRAWAL NOTICE RG: 148 Exposition, Anniversary, and Memorial Commissions SERIES: Team 3,9/11 Commission NND PROJECT NUMBER:

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Lieutenant General William G. Boykin

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United States Army Lieutenant General WILLIAM G. BOYKIN Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence & Warfighting Support Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for iDteffigence Washington, DC 20301-5000

since July 2003 SOURCE OF COMMISSIONED STtftyrrnE ROTC MILITARY SCHOOLS ATTENDED Infantry Officer Basic and Advanced Courses Armed Forces Staff College United States Army War College EDUCATIQTyAL PEGRTffig

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University • BS - Administration Education Shippensburg University • MS - Public Administration FOREIGN LANGUAGE*SI None recorded PROMOTIONS

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ASSIGNMENT Weapons Platoon Leader, A Company, 2d Battalion, 50th Infantry, 2d Armored Division, Fort Hood, Texas Aide-de-Camp to the Commander, Joint United States Military Assistance GroupKorea, Affied Liaison Command Detachment, Joint United States Military Assistance Group, Korea

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SUMMARY OF JOINTEXPERIENCE Assignment Aide-de-Camp to the Commander, Joint United States Military Assistance Group-Korea, Allied Liaison Command

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Detachment, Joint United States Military Assistance Group, Korea (No joint credit) Army Operations Officer, Joint Special Operations Command, Fort Bragg, North Carolina

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Joint Intelligence Coordination Staff, Central Intelligence Agency. Washington. DC

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Distinguished Service Medal Defense Superior Service Medal (with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters) Legion of Merit (with 2 Oak Leaf Cluster)

Bronze Star Medal Purple Heart (with Oak Leaf Cluster) Defense Meritorious Service Medal (with Oak Leaf Cluster) Air Medal Joint Service Commendation Medal Army Commendation Medal (with Oak Leaf Cluster) Combat Infantryman Badge Expert Infantryman Badge Master Parachutist Badge Ranger Tab Special Forces Tab

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