"Someday we’ll learn the whole story of why George W. Bush brushed off that intelligence briefing of Aug. 6, 2001, ‘Bin Laden Determined to Strike in U.S.’ But surely a big distraction was the major speech he was readying for delivery on Aug. 9, his first prime-time address to the nation."
- Frank RichAmerican columnist and cultural critic Frank Rich is well-known for his sharp analysis of the media and politics. Rich highlighted an important intelligence briefing that occurred just days before 9/11 as a turning point in George W. Bush's presidency in one of his columns. The purpose of the briefi…