Released on Friday, as network news deadlines were closing and as most Americans were gearing up for the weekend and tuning out the news, the administration released a memo showing the Bush administration got a clear and serious warning about al Qaeda's threat to the US -- just five days after taking office in 2001.
The memo was mentioned during the 9/11 Commission Hearings. It was from former counter terrorism boss Richard Clark to National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice. Ms Rice has maintained throughout the President's first term, re-election bid, and her confirmation as Secretary of State that she never recieved any specific warning about al Qaeda.
But the memo from Mr Clarke detailed specific threats and warned that al Qaeda as having a broad reach, threatening US relations with allies and the Mideast peace process. (Boston Globe)
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