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Nothing is known about the real reasons for Bush's vacation during August 2001, in which he was warned on a pending attack on america. The media on Bush's vacation o Aug3rd, 2001: "...For the next 30 days, it will be home on the ranch for President Bush... ..Since taking office 196 days ago, Bush has spent plenty of leisurely days away from Washington, including 23 at his Crawford ranch, 36 at the Camp David presidential retreat in Maryland and a four-day weekend at his family's compound in Kennebunkport, Maine... http://abcnews.go.com/sections/politics/DailyNews/Bush_ranch010803.html
White House press secretary Ari Fleischer about Bush contacts with the CIA: "...It's going to be a working vacation - it's going to include parts work and parts vacation," he said, noting that Bush would receive daily intelligence briefings, except on Sundays" Source: http://www.eliteentertainment.net/elitemagazine/010812bush.html
Bush's vacation ended on August 30th, 2001: "President Bush today wrapped up a nearly monthlong vacation, saying his "batteries are charged" to battle Congress over his legislative agenda. Source: http://abcnews.go.com/sections/politics/DailyNews/bush010830.html
What happened during Bush's vacation? Sometime between August 3rd and August 30th, russian President Vladimir Putin ordered Russian intelligence to warn the U.S. government - in the strongest possible terms - of imminent attacks on airports and government buildings. [Source: MSNBC
interview with Putin, September 15.] Moussaoui,HabibZacarias, the so called "20th hijacker" (->) received more money transactions from an account in Dusseldorf and Hamburg, Germany and paid his flight lessons in cash for a flight simulator. After his arrestment on August 16th in Monnesota, the french intelligence warned on him. August 2nd, 2001: Christina Rocca, the director of Asian affairs at the State Department, met the Taliban ambassador in Islamabad. Ms Rocca was previously in charge of contacts with Islamist guerrilla groups at the CIA, where in the 1980s, she oversaw the delivery of Stinger missiles to Afghan mujaheddin. On August 6th, 2001, Bush received a CIA memo on a possible attack on america. Copies of that memo went to Condoleeza Rice, Dick Cheney, Andrew Card, Bob Graham (->), Porter Goss (->) and Nancy Pelosi (->). August 7, 2001: "..He talked by phone with Condoleezza Rice, his national security adviser, about Macedonia, and to his chief of staff, Andrew H. Card Jr. And he met with four staff members.." http://www.dawn.com/2001/08/10/top15.htm (See Timeline)