9/11 Mastermind Says George W. Bush Stunned al-Qaeda With ‘Ferocity’ After Attacks

Smoke billows from the twin towers of the World Trade Center in New York after airplanes crashed into both towers, in this file photo. Gene Boyars/AP Photo

The mastermind behind the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks admitted that former President George W. Bush’s response stunted al-Qaeda’s plans for another 9/11 attack.

Khalid Sheik Mohammed, or KSM, made the confession in a new memoir, “Enhanced Interrogation: Inside the Minds and Motives of the Islamic Terrorists Trying To Destroy America” written by James E. Mitchell.

Khalid Sheikh Mohamed, upon capture in 2003 Public Domain