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The fresh accusation has been made by a US filmmaker who released a picture of the document today and also claims George W Bush saw the note but ignored it. The memo states Osama Bin Laden, the man behind the sickening terror atrocity which brought the twin towers down in 2001, had been planning to attack the US. But critics of the government state the document is proof his target would be the towers. Filmmaker Micheal Moore released the image on Twitter and Facebook telling followers President Bush had seen the document, and "did nothing" about it.

Getty Images Terrorists killed almost 3,000 people in the September 11 attacks

Bin Laden implied in US television interviews in 1997 and 1998 that his followers would follow the example of World Trade Center bomber Ramzi Yousef and 'bring the fighting to America' Memo

The memo states: "Clandestine, foreign government and media reports indicate Bin Laden since 1997 has wanted to conduct terrorist attacks in the US. "Bin Laden implied in US television interviews in 1997 and 1998 that his followers would follow the example of World Trade Center bomber Ramzi Yousef and 'bring the fighting to America'." The intelligence states Bin Laden wanted attackers to "follow" what Ramzi Ahmed Yousef did when he attacked the World Trade Center in 1993. Yousef killed six people and wounded over 1,000 when he drove a van full of explosives into the basement of one tower, trying to make it topple and bring down the other. This memo has been taken as a clear indication by some the World Trade Center in New York City was a target, but others have said it is not proof enough to suggest authorities could have foreseen the tragedy of 9/11. The document is marked as being "declassified and approved for release" on April 10, 2004. It continues: "After US missile strikes on his base in Afghanistan in 1998, Bin Laden told followers he wanted to retaliate in Washington, according to a (redacted) service.

IG/ Michael Moore The memo states Bin Laden had previously mentioned 'following' the 1993 bomber

"An Egyptian Islamic Jihad (EJL) operative told (redacted) service at the same time that Bin Laden was planning to exploit the operative's access to the US to mount a terrorist strike." Mr Moore claims it is proof the government knew an attack was planned weeks ahead of deaths of almost 3,000 people in the co-ordinated terror attacks of September 11, 2001 at the World Trade Center site, as well as a site near Shanksville, and at the Pentagon. The filmmaker behind "Where to Invade Next" also claims to have photographic evidence of the moment George Bush saw the notice. Posting the image he wrote: "Here's the photo of the exact moment on August 6, 2001, while W was on vacation, he was handed the briefing that read ‘Bin Laden Determined to Strike in US’. It said he might use planes. Bush put it down and went fishing." Hundreds of people have already suggested the US knew about the attacks and Mr Moore's fans have hailed him for finding proof. But some say it is simply not enough. Linda Jozefczyk wrote: "Not supporting Bush at all, he is a moron, but that memo was pretty vague. I think linking an air strike on the twin towers to this memo is stretching it pretty far... I think you may have missed the mark on this one Mike." They said there was no mention of a specific time or place by Al-Qaeda or any other terrorist group.

Twitter/ Michael Moore Filmmaker Michael Moore has released the memo

Lars Sandsdalen posted: "That is far fetched. This memo just states that Bin Laden wanted to bring the fight to America. Everyone knew that already. What in this memo could have stopped 9/11?" And follower John Graham wrote: "I'm no fan of G.W. Bush, nor his handling of 9/11, but to be fair, it does say "...follow the example of World Trade Center bomber..." and not just "...follow the example of World Trade Center"." Similar accusations have been answered by the White House in the past which told ABC News a private warning was issued to transport departments, but that the threat was always vague.