Perhaps just more evidence that the problem has been enough meat-based intelligence to understand the shit that's just sitting around in plain sight. The biggest contribution to the disaster of 9/11 was "Intelligence" ineptness, and the 2nd biggest threat to this country is "Intelligence" blaming it on our 'freedom' (disintegrating though it may be.)
To: cypherpunks@lne.com Subject: NPR Story Yesterday
A writer for the Voice ( if I heard it correctly ) talked about a computer captured in Manila that was supposedly used by Ramzi Yousef. He said that there were documents that described hijacking planes and flying them into prominent buildings.
This information was turned over to the FBI in 1995 or 1996.
I hope with expanded powers for surveillance and searches that they can gather better information and shorten the analysis period.