Three years before 9/11, CIA warned Clinton that Bin Laden wanted to strike India
- Osama bin Laden (File photo)Three years before the 9/11 attacks shocked the United States, then-President Bill Clinton was warned by the CIA that Osama bin Laden intended to carry out attacks in India, Pakistan, Uganda and possibly Nigeria.
- A newly declassified CIA warning dated August 28, 1998, said Bin Laden had survived US missile strikes in Afghanistan and retained a network of individuals and allied groups across at least 60 countries that could be used to mount attacks.
- The assessment specifically listed India and Pakistan, along with Egypt, the Arabian Peninsula – particularly Kuwait, Sau
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- Osama bin Laden (File photo)Three years before the 9/11 attacks shocked the United States, then-President Bill Clinton was warned by the CIA that Osama bin Laden intended to carry out attacks in India, Pakistan, Uganda and possibly Nigeria.
- A newly declassified CIA warning dated August 28, 1998, said Bin Laden had survived US missile strikes in Afghanistan and retained a network of individuals and allied groups across at least 60 countries that could be used to mount attacks.
- The assessment specifically listed India and Pakistan, along with Egypt, the Arabian Peninsula – particularly Kuwait, Sau
Sources: Times of India