
CIA releases dozens of presidential daily briefs on Bin Laden and al-Qaida from before 9/11
The CIA director, John Ratcliffe, said the documents were the agency’s single largest release of declassified presidential daily briefs. Photograph: Larry Downing/ReutersView image in fullscreenThe CIA director, John Ratcliffe, said the documents were the agency’s single largest release of declassified presidential daily briefs.
- ▪The CIA director, John Ratcliffe, said the documents were the agency’s single largest release of declassified presidential daily briefs.
- ▪Photograph: Larry Downing/ReutersView image in fullscreenThe CIA director, John Ratcliffe, said the documents were the agency’s single largest release of declassified presidential daily briefs.
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| Publication time | Fri, 11 Sep 2026 22:27:21 GMT |
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The CIA director, John Ratcliffe, said the documents were the agency’s single largest release of declassified presidential daily briefs. Photograph: Larry Downing/ReutersView image in fullscreenThe CIA director, John Ratcliffe, said the documents were the agency’s single largest release of declassified presidential daily briefs. Photograph: Larry Downing/ReutersSeptember 11 2001CIA releases dozens of presidential daily briefs on Bin Laden and al-Qaida from before 9/11The presidential briefing documents were declassified on the 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacksAssociated PressFri 11 Sep 2026 18.27 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleSeveral dozen presidential briefing documents declassified on Friday, the 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacks, detail intelligence that…
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