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This is an archive article published on September 12, 2012

Bush didnt act fast on intel

Bush received a review of threats on August 6. The brief was titled Bin Laden Determined to Strike in US,a goal accomplished a few weeks later.

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Months before the 9/11 attacks,former US President George Bush had received multiple briefings by intelligence agencies warning of an imminent attack on US soil by al-Qaeda but he did not take prompt action that could have prevented the tragedy,an op-ed in The New York Times said Tuesday.

Former reporter for the news daily Kurt Eichenwald said Bush had begun to get direct warnings about the possibility of an attack by al-Qaeda as early as the spring of 2001 but some in the administration considered the warning to be just bluster.

On May 1 2001,the CIA had informed the White House of a report that a group presently in the US was planning a terrorist operation. On June 22 CIA said Qaeda strikes could be imminent . One brief on June 29 said operatives connected to al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden were planning near-term attacks that would have dramatic consequences. On July 1,a brief stated that the operation will occur soon. Bush received a review of threats on August 6. The brief was titled Bin Laden Determined to Strike in US,a goal accomplished a few weeks later.

 

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