CIA Declassifies 71 Pre-9/11 Presidential Briefs
The release is the agency’s largest ever and includes 69 documents never before seen by the public, officials said.
- 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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Before 9/11 Attacks, Osama Bin Laden Had India On His List, Newly Released CIA Files Reveal
India was one of the countries that al-Qaeda founder and most wanted terrorist Osama bin Laden had considered for possible terrorist attack years before 11 September 2001 attack in US. It has released in new declassified CIA documents. The
CIA releases dozens of presidential daily briefs on bin Laden and al-Qaida before Sept 11
Several dozen presidential briefing documents declassified Friday, the 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacks, detail intelligence government officials had gathered about Osama bin Laden and al-Qaida leading up to the hijackings that killed nearly 3,000 people and upended American national security.
Osama Bin Laden Considered India Among Potential Attack Locations Before 9/11
<p>Al-Qaida founder Osama bin Laden had considered India among countries where his network could carry out terrorist attacks years before the September 11, 2001, attacks in the United States, according to a declassified CIA intelligence assessment from 1998. The revelation is part of a newly released collection of CIA President's Daily Briefs made public to mark the 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacks. The agency has released more than …
A 1998 CIA report stated that Osama bin Laden intended to carry out attacks in several countries, including India. The report did not mention any specific targets in India or a date for the attacks. The document also stated that he was exploring options to target the United States and Britain and had networks in more than 60 countries.
Before 9/11, India Was On Osama Bin Laden's Hit List, CIA Documents Reveal
The CIA on Friday released more than 70 presidential intelligence briefs linked to bin Laden, with more than 100 pages of materials, to mark the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks at the World Trade Centre in New York City in 2001.
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