The NSA is America's eavesdropper, the equivalent of GCHQ, and may well have picked up evidence about bin Laden's plans, but James Bamford says it did not have enough analysts who understood the culture of fundamentalism and failed to spot the clues.

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Last week, Mr Rhodes, a former head teacher, said he understood the public concern over the case and was sorry that details of his expenses were not published quickly enough.

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Schiller was careful not to refer to it by name, but referenced its critical acclaim clearly enough that everyone in the know understood which Android tablet he meant.

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