"APRIL 12--Two months before the September 11 attacks, FBI agent Kenneth Williams sent the below memo to bureau brass in Washington and New York warning that a cadre of Osama bin Laden disciples might be training at U.S. flight schools in preparation for future "terror activity against civil aviation targets." Williams suggested a nationwide FBI review to determine whether such a "coordinated effort" could be seen in other localities. The Williams memo was roundly ignored, of course, until after the World Trade Center was leveled. (8 pages)" [via theSmokingGun.com]
See the complete 8 page memo at theSmokingGun.com
Remember, the threat was enough to stop Ashcroft from using commercial flights and use expensive charter flights instead.
This article on CBSNews.com from July 7, 2001 shows that Ashcroft stopped flying commercial flights because the Justice Department cited what it called a "threat assessment" by the FBI.
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