CIA declassifies bin Laden-era documents, revealing 1998 warning of US soil attack

The CIA released dozens of declassified documents on Osama bin Laden and al-Qaeda, including a 1998 briefing to President Clinton that bin Laden's preferred option was to strike the US on its own soil in Washington. The release is part of a broader transparency effort, but the timing and selection of documents may signal a shift in intelligence-sharing policy. The documents corroborate historical threat assessments but do not indicate current operational activity.