The White House said Wednesday night that President Bush had been warned by American intelligence agencies in early August that Osama bin Laden was seeking to hijack aircraft but that the warnings did not contemplate the possibility that the hijackers would turn the planes into guided missiles for a terrorist attack. "It is widely known that we had information that bin Laden wanted to attack the United States or United States interests abroad. The president was also provided information about bin Laden wanting to engage in hijacking ..." | 
