"The FBI sent a report to and briefed the local FAA office in Minneapolis of a potential threat of hijacking of large airliners (specifically Boeing 747's) based upon the information gleaned from Zacarias Moussaoui.
The briefing and report, based upon the latest facts of the investigation, was sent on September 5.
...The report stated that though he had 
- paid for training in cash, the type of training he sought was not normally given to airline pilots, and that Moussaoui had no prior experience.
- French authorities, the report said, stated that Moussaoui had radical Islamic fundamentalist beliefs and he had recruited a person to join the jihad against Russia in Chechnya.
- It said the French described him as "full of hatred and intolerance and ... [that he was] considered to be potentially very dangerous because of his beliefs and the nature of his character."...
...There was practically no reaction from outside the Bureau.
...There was an email exchange on September 10th between two FBI employees, one at headquarters and other in Minnesota.
"Very sorry that this matter was handled the way it was," the Washington agent said to her colleague, "but you fought the good fight. God Help [sic] us all if the next terrorist incident involves the same type of plane."...Read all.
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