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Politics● LowSep 12 · Sep 12, 2026, 9:30 AM

What did US intelligence know before the 9/11 attacks?

GlobeAlert Desk · curated from Al Jazeera [en] · North America

The CIA have declassified documents showing US presidents were warned about Osama bin Laden and al-Qaeda before 9/11.

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