"There was information about some people planning an operation in the United States, against the United States, but you could not pinpoint where, how, when," the official said.
That's about as clear a statement as he could make.The Egyptians had received only GENERAL WARNINGS for pete's sake! A lot of good that is!
Oh yeah, try Project Bojinka 1995. Or did that info get eaten up by Carnivore too.
More recently, at the G-8 Summit in Italy, what was one of the major threats to be guarded against? Why it was an airplane being used to attack the leaders, like a missile.
Talk about short attention span.