According to a Senior Executive Intelligence Brief titled ‘Terrorism: Planning for Bin Ladin Attacks Continues, Despite Delay [Excised]’ on July 2, 2001: “Attacks planned by Usama Bin Ladin’s al-Qa’ida organization may have been delayed by heightened US security [redacted] the attacks will occur soon. [Redacted] necessary to pursue jihad against Americans and that operations would soon be carried out against US and Jewish interests, [redacted].”
– CIA, “Terrorism: Planning for Bin Ladin Attacks Continues, Despite Delay [Excised],” (Senior Executive Intelligence Brief), The Central Intelligence Agency’s 9/11 File:, The National Security Archive, July 2, 2001