Weeks Before 9/11 Attacks, Agents Flagged Convict As Terror Threat, FBI Downplayed It
Days before the September 11, 2001, terror attacks, FBI agents in Minneapolis raised serious concerns about Zacarias Moussaoui, a French national who was in US custody. They believed he could be preparing for a terrorist attack and wanted permission to search his belongings. But FBI headquarters in Washington did not agree with the Minneapolis team….