New book points damning finger at Bush administration saying they were warned about 9/11 earlier than first thought

‘500 Days: Secrets and Lies in the Terror Wars’ asserts White House alerted of imminent Bin Laden threat months before 9/11.
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By Corky Siemaszko / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
Tuesday, September 11, 2012, 12:43 PM

The Bush administration was warned that Osama Bin Laden was plotting the Sept. 11 attacks much earlier than previously thought, according to a blockbuster new book.

But President Bush’s advisers, fixated on bringing down Iraqi despot Saddam Hussein, believed Bin Laden was blowing smoke, reporter Kurt Eichenwald claims in “500 Days: Secrets and Lies in the Terror Wars.”

The result was a national tragedy that left nearly 3,000 dead.

President Bush has said repeatedly that he would have done everything in his power to thwart the terror attacks had he known that they were coming. READ MORE