DOJ OIG Report on FBI’s Handling of Intelligence Prior to 9/11

From the Statement Regarding Release of the Redacted, Unclassified Version of the Office of the Inspector General’s Report Entitled “The Handling of Intelligence Information Prior to the September 11 Attacks”, June 2005 Office of the Inspector General.

“On June 7, 2005, the unclassified, redacted version of the Office of the Inspector General’s (OIG) report that examined the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) handling of intelligence information related to the September 11 attacks was released. The OIG report examined what intelligence information the FBI had in its possession prior to the September 11 attacks that potentially was related to those attacks. The FBI Director and Congress requested that the OIG conduct this review. Among other issues, the OIG examined the FBI’s handling of the Zacarias Moussaoui case; the FBI’s handling of an Electronic Communication written by an FBI agent in Phoenix, Arizona (the Phoenix EC) that raised concerns about efforts by Usama Bin Laden to send students to attend United States civil aviation schools to conduct terrorist activities; and intelligence information available to the FBI regarding two of the September 11 hijackers, Nawaf al Hazmi and Khalid al Mihdhar.”

The redacted, unclassified version of the report can be accessed at the website of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia [Link] (note that there are multiple documents included, ranging from 1 to 64 pages in length). In addition, it is available as a 328 page PDF on the DOJ OIG site.

From the LA Times (reg. req’d), Memo on 9/11 Plotters Blocked – New disclosures show that CIA information in 2000 about two Al Qaeda operatives in San Diego was squelched before reaching the FBI.

From AP via USAToday.com, Report spells out FBI’s missed chances before Sept. 11

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