Blind Spots and Blinkered Eyes: The Deja Vu of 9/11 Intelligence Failures The release of pre 9/11 CIA briefings by Director John Ratcliffe marks a significant moment in the ongoing examination of intelligence failures leading up to the September 11 attacks.
As officials sift through these declassified documents, an eerie sense of familiarity pervades the pages.
Warnings about Bin Laden's network were consistently downplayed or ignored by those who should have acted on them. The threat was seen as real, but its scope and capabilities were repeatedly underestimated.