“The CIA prepared a briefing paper on July 10 [2001] for senior Bush administration officials: ‘Based on a review of all-source reporting over the last five months, we believe that [bin Laden] will launch a significant terrorist attack against U.S. and/or Israeli interests in the coming weeks. The attack will be spectacular and designed to inflict mass casualties against U.S. facilities or interests. Attack preparations have been made. Attack will occur with little or no warning.’ ”
– Steve Coll, Ghost Wars, Page 568