A briefer told Clinton in 1998 that bin Laden’s 'preferred option is to strike the US on its own soil in Washington'.
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Declassified documents show UK aware of Israeli war crimes for 24 years
CIA releases dozens of presidential daily briefs on Laden and al-Qaeda
CIA drops dozens of declassified documents on bin Laden and al-Qaeda
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WorldPingThe documents range from a February 1998 file — prepared for then-President Bill Clinton — entitled “Terrorists seeking WMD capability” and mentioning “bin Ladin and other Islamic extremists” to a Sept.
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UK Foreign Office files, public since 2024, record warnings about Israeli violence and rights abuses since 2002.
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WorldPingGreenberg Traurig said documents were posted to the dark web, while BakerHostetler recorded a near-doubling of law-firm incidents in 2025.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Decrypt
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