8/25/2001

“In late August [2001], Mr. bin Laden boasted in an interview with the London-based newspaper al-Quds al-Arabi that he was planning an unprecedentedly large strike against the United States.” [The 25th of the month used for date sorting purposes only.]

 – Andrew Gumbel, “Bush did not Heed Several Warnings of Attack,” The Independent, Sep. 17, 2001