CIA Declassifies Intel Warnings to White House Prior to 9/11 Attack
- On Friday, the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, the CIA released 71 declassified documents detailing intelligence gathered on Osama bin Laden and al-Qaida leading up to the hijackings that killed nearly 3,000 people.
- Spanning from 1998 to 2001, the documents include a file regarding 'Terrorists seeking WMD capability' and reports illustrating how al-Qaida's 'flexible operational decision making' enabled the group to adjust plans to changing conditions.
- Proclaiming 'an act of exceptional transparency,' CIA Director John Ratcliffe described the files as the agency's single largest release of declassified presidential daily briefs provided to the nation's most senior leaders.
- Breaking with tradition during the commemorations, 9/11 widow Terry Strada urged President Donald Trump to hold Saudi Arabia accountable, stating 'Tell the Saudis to stop lying' about their alleged involvement.
- Strada argues the 'Operation Encore' lawsuit reveals critical evidence the FBI held within days of the attacks was never properly shared with the 9/11 Commission, though the Saudis deny complicity and are fighting the lawsuit in court.
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These documents "retraces the history of the fluctuating understanding of CIA analysts about Al-Qaeda," the agency explained.
CIA declassifies briefs about Al-Qaeda on 9/11 anniversary
WASHINGTON, United States — The CIA released more than 70 presidential intelligence briefs related to al-Qaeda and its leader, Osama bin Laden, on Friday, the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. The release provides “unprecedented transparency into America’s most sensitive intelligence publication from the years before and the day after one of the darkest moments in our history,” the CIA said in a statement. “The products trace the …
The CIA declassified more than 70 documents on the Al-Qaida jihadist group on Friday and its former leader, Osama bin Laden, 25 years after the attacks of 11 September 2001, reports AFP, taken by Agerpres. The publication of these notes provides "an unprecedented transparency on the most sensitive file of the US intelligence services, covering ...
More than 70 declassified notes provide "unprecedented transparency on America's most sensitive intelligence record," one of which states that Al-Qaeda has been preparing an attack on the United States since 1998.
The CIA has declassified on Friday, on the 25th anniversary of the attacks of September 11, 2001, more than 70 presidential intelligence reports related to Al Qaeda and its leader, Osama bin Laden. These reports were intended, at the time of their preparation, to provide the president with key information about Al Qaeda terrorism and Bin Laden’s activity. The dates range from February 1998 to the day following the attacks of the Twin Towers. Acc…
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