“Today [September 25, 2001], for the second time in 24 hours, a message from [Taliban leader] Mullah [Mohammad] Omar surfaced, this time from a pro-Taliban news agency, the Afghan Islamic Press. The agency…presented the Sept. 11 attacks as a revenge for American policies toward Muslims. ‘The American people must know that the sad events that took place recently were the result of their government’s wrong policies,’ the message said.”
– John F. Burns, “Pakistan Fights U.S. Move Linked to Anti-Taliban Drive,” The New York Times, Sep. 26, 2001