PortalsOS

Streaming now on Daily Wire Plus, the untold story in a three-part series uncovers the ignored intelligence, dozens of warnings dismissed by politicians, too distracted by optics to act. We take you inside the blast itself when a small boat pulled alongside the destroyer and disappeared in a fireball, leaving the crew to fight with nothing but grit and training to keep their ship from sinking.

The Bush administration's explanation for not responding to the USS Cole attack was that it was 'stale' by the time they took office.

The failure to act on intelligence about bin Laden caught up with the U.S. when the USS Cole was attacked by a suicide bomber in 2000.

The USS Cole bombing in Yemen was an early warning of Al-Qaeda's intentions, which were ignored by the U.S. government, leading to 9/11.

What if I told you 9-11 could have been prevented? Because the truth is, the warning shot came a year earlier. 25 years ago today, October 12th, 2000, the USS Cole, a billion-dollar Navy destroyer, was ripped open by an al-Qaeda suicide bombing in Yemen. 17 American sailors were murdered. Dozens more were wounded. Washington called it a criminal act, but in reality, it was Al-Qaeda's declaration of war, and America ignored it.

What if I told you 9/11 could have been prevented? Because the truth is, the warning shot came a year earlier, 25 years ago today, October 12, 2000. The USS Cole, a billion-dollar Navy destroyer, was ripped open by an al-Qaeda suicide bombing in Yemen. 17 American sailors were murdered, dozens more wounded. Washington called it a criminal act. In reality, it was Al-Qaeda's declaration of war, and America ignored it.