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Newly declassified briefings show clear warnings to presidents before 9/11

A newly declassified presidential intelligence briefing shows the CIA warned former President Clinton in 1998 that Al Qaeda might use a plane in an attack on an American city. However, the warnings did not include specific information about when or how the attacks might take place. NBC News’ Gabe Gutierrez reports.

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Newly declassified briefings show clear warnings to presidents before 9/11
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