Card continues: “And then a nanosecond later, that same person came to me and said, ‘Oh, my gosh. Another plane hit the other tower at the World Trade Center.’ I stood at the door and my first thought was actually, ‘UBL.’ Usama bin Laden. That’s what we called him.” He goes on: “I knew I faced a test that chiefs of staff have to perform: Does the president need to know? Yes. And I made a decision that I would pass on two facts and make one editorial comment, and that I would do nothing to invite a question or start a dialogue.” Card walked up to the president, leaned over, and whispered into
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