8/15/1998

“In response to al Qaeda’s August 1998 bombing of American embassies in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, and Nairobi, Kenya, President [Bill] Clinton issued several secret authorizations for the CIA to work with Afghan tribal elements to capture and if necessary kill Osama Bin Laden.” [The 15th of the month used for date sorting purposes only.]

 – Jack Goldsmith, The Terror Presidency, Page 94