Clinton, Bush received multiple warnings on bin Laden hijack plots before 9/11, declassified files show
Bill Clinton and George W. Bush received repeated CIA warnings that Usama bin Laden's network planned to hijack jets and attack U.S. cities.
TL;DR
- Declassified files reveal that both Clinton and Bush administrations were warned about Usama bin Laden's terror network planning to hijack large commercial jets.
- Intelligence indicated that operatives had conducted trial runs at an unidentified New York airport.
- The plotters aimed to use hijacked flights to demand the release of imprisoned extremists.
- Warnings detailed bin Laden's desire to retaliate against the U.S. and the presence of his network's support structure within the United States.
- The documents were released by the Trump administration to shed light on pre-9/11 intelligence.