Marking 25 years since the September 11 attacks, the CIA has declassified 69 presidential intelligence briefing documents given to Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush in the years leading up to the terror attack, including a warning from September 10, 1998, stating that al-Qaeda "might fly a plane loaded with explosives into an American city." The documents reinforce the findings of the 2004 commission and show that intelligence provided consistent warnings about al-Qaeda's intentions. Intelligence officials acknowledged that the warnings did not capture the scale of the planned catastrophe. CIA Director John Ratcliffe stated that "25 years ago, the September 11 attacks dealt a blow to our nation, but they did not break us."
CIA reveals warnings before 9/11: 'Plane loaded with explosives into a city'
Daniel Adelson, New York|
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