CIA releases dozens of declassified documents on bin Laden prior to 9/11
agencieswashingtonSeveral dozen presidential briefing documents declassified on the 25th anniversary of the Sept 11, 2001, attacks detail intelligence government officials had gath...
On the 25th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attacks, the CIA has released dozens of declassified presidential briefing documents. These documents shed light on the intelligence gathered about Osama bin Laden and al-Qaeda prior to the hijackings that claimed nearly 3,000 lives. The intelligence community's tracking of bin Laden's movements and support system, as well as concerns about potential threats to U.S. targets, are detailed in these documents.
The CIA Director, John Ratcliffe, described the release as "an act of exceptional transparency," as it represents the agency's largest single release of declassified presidential daily briefs. The documents span from a February 1998 file titled "Terrorists Seeking WMD Capability" to a September 12, 2001 report indicating that the attacks had been planned for two years and targeted the U.S. Capitol as well.
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