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Before 9/11, US knew Bin Laden was a threat. India-Pak tensions were bigger worry

Steady3 outlets reported this in 4 reports over 4 days
After publishing: 4 headlines quietly rewritten4 changes
  1. Times of Indiaseen 11 Sept, 13:21headline rewritten

    Before 9/11, US knew Bin Laden was a threat. India-Pakistan tensions were the bigger worryBefore 9/11, US knew Bin Laden was a threat. India-Pak tensions were bigger worry

  2. idrw.orgseen 18 Sept, 19:30headline rewritten

    Declassified CIA File Reveals Bin Laden Planned attacks in India - idrw.orgDeclassified CIA File Reveals Bin Laden Planned attacks in India - idrw.org %

  3. idrw.orgseen 23 Sept, 05:02headline rewritten

    Declassified CIA File Reveals Bin Laden Planned attacks in India - idrw.org %Declassified CIA File Reveals Bin Laden Planned attacks in India - idrw.org

  4. Times of Indiaseen 2 Oct, 03:57headline rewritten

    As US cozies up to Pakistan, India warns it could impact tiesAs US cozies up to Pak, India warns it could impact ties

Fri, 11 September 2026Tue, 29 September 2026

What it is about

Bin LadenUSIndia-PakJohn RatcliffePervez MusharrafTaliban Council Of MinistersBin Ladin Terrorist Network Still A ThreatUgandaIslamabad, Islamabad, PakistanNigeriaPakistanIndiaSaudiWashington, Washington, United StatesAfghanistanEgyptianPeshawar, North-West Frontier, PakistanPakistaniEgyptArabian Peninsula, Saudi Arabia (General), Saudi Arabia

Who published it, and when

original reportedited after publishingfirst to report
ianslive.in1 original report
idrw.org1 original report - edited after publishing
Times of India1 original report - edited after publishing
12 Sept, 03:28over 18 days29 Sept, 22:35

1 report left out of the cascade - too little in common with the story to place

How it spread - 4 original reports

  1. Fri, 11 September 2026

    1 report

  2. Sat, 12 September 2026

    1 report
    • ianslive.in03:28first to report
      CIA brief flagged bin Laden threat to India

      Washington, Sep 12 (IANS) A CIA intelligence brief listed India among countries where Osama bin Laden intended to carry out attacks in 1998, according to documents released that also detail his network’s Pakistani connections and the Taliban’s refusal to expel him.

  3. Wed, 16 September 2026

    1 report

  4. Tue, 29 September 2026

    1 report

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