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CIA Leaks Reveal Bin Laden Warnings | Auckland News
Secret CIA briefings reveal chilling warnings about bin Laden’s plans years before 9/11, including a 1998 alert that a group linked to him “may fly an explosive-packed airplane into a US city”—a year before the attacks. These documents show a pattern of intelligence pointing to possible U.S. targets, from shopping malls to nuclear or chemical weapons, yet the CIA struggled to connect the dots amid post-Cold War restructuring and limited resources. A 2001 briefing bluntly declared “Bin Ladin Determined To Strike In US,” noting al-Qaeda’s long-standing presence in America. Despite FBI reports…
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