I specifically remember it coming from a cnn article. Despite my efforts, I couldn&#x27;t find that particular article. The closest I could come up with is<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.wsws.org&#x2F;en&#x2F;articles&#x2F;2002&#x2F;05&#x2F;bush-m18.html" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.wsws.org&#x2F;en&#x2F;articles&#x2F;2002&#x2F;05&#x2F;bush-m18.html</a><p>&gt; <i>From this standpoint, the most important of the week’s revelations was the report by NBC News that Bush had on his desk September 9—two days before the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon—a National Security Presidential Directive outlining in detail a worldwide campaign of military, diplomatic and intelligence action targeting Osama bin Laden and his Al Qaeda organization, including the delivery of an ultimatum to the Taliban regime in Afghanistan, backed by the threat of war.</i><p>UPDATE: Incidentally, my search led me to a Guardian article which claims that a plan to &quot;escalate pressure on the Taliban to surrender Bin Laden to he US&quot; had existed as far back as the Clinton administration. This is new to me.<p><a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.theguardian.com&#x2F;world&#x2F;2004&#x2F;mar&#x2F;24&#x2F;september11.usa2" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.theguardian.com&#x2F;world&#x2F;2004&#x2F;mar&#x2F;24&#x2F;september11.usa...</a>