Blog Post: Last Thursday, September 26, CIA joined forces with the 9/11 Memorial and Museum in New York City to host a panel discussion on the events September 11, 2001. The event ���Essential Intelligence: The CIA���s Response to 9/11,��� was moderated by former Acting CIA Director Michael Morrell. The panel featured former Acting Director John McLaughlin and former Senior Paramilitary Officer Phil Reilly, who was a member of the first team to touch down in Afghanistan, 15 days after the attacks.