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Bush administration’s negligence prior to Sept. 11 attacks was worse than we thought

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By Pat Cunningham

THIS PIECE by Kurt Eichenwald indicates that the history of the terrorist attacks of 11 years ago today is still being written:

On Aug. 6, 2001, President George W. Bush received a classified review of the threats posed by Osama bin Laden and his terrorist network, Al Qaeda. That morning’s “presidential daily brief” — the top-secret document prepared by America’s intelligence agencies — featured the now-infamous heading: “Bin Laden Determined to Strike in U.S.” A few weeks later, on 9/11, Al Qaeda accomplished that goal.

On April 10, 2004, the Bush White House declassified that daily brief — and only ...

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