[jamaksin]

On 9-11 not clear.

It has been over sixty years since Pearl Harbor and not a single "raw" Japanese naval message has been declassified, a myraid of FOIA requests notwithstanding.

When "sensitive" data comes to light vis-a-vis 9-11 is anyone's guess.

[aristeides]

Much less reason for Bush to stage a 9/11 than for FDR to stage a Pearl Harbor. In 1941, the U.S. was not going to war without a provocation. No reason to think Bush would have had great difficulty in winning approval for an attack on the Taliban and Al Qaeda. Airing the facts about the Cole, etc. would almost certainly have been enough.