From the aggregator: Pre-Attack Memo Cited Bin Laden. An F.B.I. memo written last summer urging bureau headquarters to investigate Middle Eastern men enrolled in U.S. flight schools also cited bin Laden by name. By David Johnston. [New York Times: NYT HomePage]
I missed this yesterday, but it's certainly on topic today. James Ridgeway has already made some good suggestions about what Bush and Co. could (and probably should) have done in response to this information.
I hear Rumsfeld and Cheney are saying it's irresponsible (in time of war!) to suggest that the Sept. 11 attacks could have been prevented. I agree (except with the time of war part). The point is not whether the attacks could have been prevented. The point is that we need to learn as much as possible about what was and wasn't known prior to the attacks, and what was and was not done with that information -- all so we can have a better chance of preventing something like this the next time.
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