In a April 5, 2000, CIA report on the Islamic extremist terrorist threat, a comment in the ‘Budget Concerns’ section read: “Due to budgetary constraints…CTC/UBL [the Counterterrorist Center’s Bin Laden Issue Station, the unit dedicated to tracking Usama Bin Laden] will move from offensive to defensive posture.”
– CIA, “EXDIR Update – Islamic Extremist Terrorist Threat,” (CIA), The Central Intelligence Agency’s 9/11 File:, The National Security Archive, April 5, 2000