“October [29] 2004: Osama bin Laden broadcasts on Arabic TV [Al Jazeera], taking full responsibility for the 9/11 attacks. CBC [Canadian Broadcasting Corporation] News reported that this 18-minute video is the first time that the purported Sept. 11 mastermind actually took responsibility for the terrorist act. The al-Qaeda leader explained that the group planned and went through the attack because of the urge to ‘regain the freedom’ of their nation.”
– Sylvia Cochran, “Key Dates in the Hunt for Osama Bin Laden,” Yahoo! News, May 2, 2011