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A July 21, 2001 article in an Egyptian newspaper article headlined, "America, an Obsession with Osama bin Laden" indicated that Baghdad knew what was coming three months later, the former U.S. intelligence chief told the court. The report, written by an Iraqi, predicted bin Laden would target both New York City and the Pentagon.

I read your Post, but I'd still like to read the Article in question. Gotta Babelfish translation of the Egyptian, by any chance?

Not out of "doubt", but certainly out of "justifiable curiosity".

Nope. Don't have the article. Just the word of Woolsey. He did go unchallenged, however.

I found another interesting article the other day just surfing the web.

(Beirut conference)...A number of groups that U.S. officials consider the most dangerous were represented at the Beirut conference, including Osama bin Laden's al-Qaida organization; Hamas; Hezbollah; and the Islamic Jihad, U.S. officials said.

All of the groups have claimed responsibility in the past for attacks on American and Israeli targets.

One State Department official called the Beirut meeting a "cause for concern" but cautioned it "doesn't indicate that we (the United States) should expect a rash of coordinated activity."

Another reason for concern, officials say, was the presence of representatives from Iran and Iraq.

By CNN, Adrea Koppel

Guess when? Feb 2001.