Newly Found Document Indicates Bush Administration Knew Repeat of 9/11 Unlikely by 2003

The title of a 2003 Senior Executive Intelligence Brief (SEIB) item indicates that by late 2003 the CIA had concluded it would be hard for al-Qaeda to pull off another 9/11. The item was entitled “Terrorism Complexities Make Repeating September 11 Difficult” and was circulated to top policy officials on December 16, 2003.

The precise circulation of SEIBs varied from administration to administration, but they were usually seen by officials such ... Full Story »

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Randy Morrow
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by Randy Morrow - Sep. 7, 2009

More documented evidence of things BushCo knew but did not share (since these things would contradict BushCo).

The contradiction here is clear to see: the administration reported internally that it would be hard for al-Qaeda to pull off another spectacular attack, but the public learned nothing of this and the fearmongering continued.

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