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George W. Bush's new memoir reveals how he dealt with 9/11

Former US President George W. Bush has disclosed in a memoir how he gave the order to shoot down planes on September 11, 2001.

He said he initially thought that one of the hijacked flights, United Airlines Flight 93 that came down in Pennsylvania, had been shot down on his orders.

Parts of Mr Bush's highly anticipated memoir, Decision Points, were leaked to website the Drudge Report, and he intends to be interviewed by Oprah Winfrey on Nov 9 to promote the "very personal" memoir.

He also reportedly takes very few shots at his critics and steers clear of attacking President Barack....
Read entire article at Telegraph (UK)