CIA declassifies briefs about Al-Qaeda on 9/11 anniversary
(Photo by Dave Sanders / POOL / AFP) 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 September 11, 2001 attacks.
Bush, who was in office when 19 Al-Qaeda operatives hijacked four airliners on September 11, 2001.“The products trace the story of CIA analysts’ evolving understanding of Al-Qaeda and efforts to highlight and warn of Osama bin Laden’s attack plotting despite sparse, vague, and imperfect information,” it said.
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