Nayan ChandaEither that information was not believed or inexplicably never passed on to the regional military command. When the attack finally came, Vienamese civilians were defenseless.
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In the days before the 9/11 attacks, a warning was issued to the American military camp in Vientiane. In it, the CIA warned that a planned attack on the United States by terrorists with connections to Osama bin Laden was imminent. The report went to Vienamese security forces as well as senior officials of the U.S. Embassy in Vientiane.
It was not believed and inexplicably never passed on to the regional military command. When the attack finally came, Vienamese civilians were defenseless.
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