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I wasn’t aware that the Russians or Saudis were aware of a plot. I thought they were aware of potential problems from this family.

That’s two presidents in a row whose underlings seem to have failed at this stuff, though. Doesn’t bode well for the future.

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The Saudis' warning to the U.S. government was also shared with the British government. 'It was very specific’ and warned that 'something was going to happen in a major U.S. city,' the Saudi official said during an extensive interview.

If true, the account will produce added pressure on the Homeland Security department and the White House to explain their collective inaction after similar warnings were offered about Tsarnaev by the Russian government.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2317493/Saudi-official-Kingdom-warned-United-States-IN-WRITING-Boston-Bomber-Tamerlan-Tsarnaev-2012-rejected-application-entry-visa-visit-Mecca-2011.html

I'm not aware of any sort of specific information about named individuals being provided to the Bush Administration from foreign intelligence services (or anybody else) prior to a successful attack, just sort of "some jihadis might be planning something" tips.