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Clinton and Bush got CIA warnings on bin Laden plots

Filed: Sep 11, 2026 at 7:05 PM ET
Summary: Declassified files say 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. The records describe the warnings as arriving before the Sept. 11 attacks.
WHO: Bill Clinton; George W. Bush; CIA
WHAT: Declassified files say Clinton and Bush received repeated CIA warnings about bin Laden hijack and city-attack plots before 9/11.
WHEN: Sep 11, 2001
WHERE: USA
WHY: The warnings were triggered by CIA assessments that bin Laden’s network planned to hijack jets and attack U.S. cities.
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