The 9/11 attacks were in the President's daily briefing, meaning Bin Laden's gang was known as a more severe threat than some Irish rebel or whoever who might h

The 9/11 attacks were in the President's daily briefing, meaning Bin Laden's gang was known as a more severe threat than some Irish rebel or whoever who might have wanted to cause trouble. It may have been improbable to find the specific attacking individuals before the attacks, but I have seen no evidence that they were known but buried in a haystack of extra noise.