In an interview in September 2002, al Qaeda second-in-command Ayman al-“Zawahri argued that ‘Israel is a developed American military base in the heart of the Islamic world and in one of its most sacred places. So America must pay the price for its oppressive and brutal policy toward the Muslims, especially in Palestine.’ “ [The […]
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9/15/2002
“Even in the aftermath of 9/11, there was a reluctance to believe that sleeper cells could be operating in the United States, particularly cells made up of American citizens. But as the FBI dug into the matter, the Bureau became believers. Six Yemeni Americans, all of whom had received training at an al-Qa’ida camp in […]
9/15/2002
In Lackawanna, New York, “six Yemeni-Americans who had traveled to Afghanistan, attended a training camp, and met bin Laden were arrested in September 2002. …The group was described in a briefing to the president [Bush] as the most dangerous cell in the country. But in reality, they were doing nothing throughout the time the FBI […]
9/15/2002
“The CIA reported in September 2002 that ‘Iraq continues to be a safehaven, transit point, or operational node for groups and individuals who direct violence against the United States, Israel, and other allies. Iraq has a long history of supporting terrorism.’ ” [The 15th of the month used for date sorting purposes only.] – Douglas […]
9/15/2002
As stated in “The Report of the Iraq Inquiry – Executive Summary”: “115. Addressing the question of why Saddam Hussein had decided in mid-September, and not before, to admit the weapons inspectors, Mr Blair stated that the answer was in the dossier, and it was because: ‘his chemical, biological, and nulear programme is not an historic […]
9/15/2002
“In September 2002 the U.S. intelligence community prepared a comprehensive summary, called a National Intelligence Estimate, or NIE, of what it knew about ‘Iraq’s Continuing Programs for Weapons of Mass Destruction’–the title of the ninety-two-page classified version of the report. …It reported that Iraq possessed chemical and biological weapons, was making advances in developing ways […]
9/15/2002
“In September 2002, senior Bush officials said that Iraq was buying aluminum tubes. They claimed that these would be used for enriching uranium for nuclear weapons- ignoring the advice of nuclear experts that they could not be used for that purpose.” [The 15th of the month for date sorting purpose only] – Andrew Langley, Bush, […]
9/15/2002
On June 7, 2003, Washington Post journalists Walter Pincus and Dana Priest “had another front-page article that compared [President] Bush’s prewar public statements with a recently disclosed classified Defense Intelligence Agency report from the fall [September] of 2002 that warned that there was ‘no reliable information on whether Iraq is producing or stockpiling chemical weapons.’ […]
9/15/2002
According to an article in the April 2005 edition of Harpers’ magazine: “Philip Carroll, former CEO of Shell Oil’s U.S. division, was one of the first U.S. oil industry advisers in Iraq. He was brought in to help develop ‘contingency plans for Iraq’s oil sector in the event of war.’ Carroll told BBC reporter Greg […]
9/15/2002
Iraqi National Congress head Ahmed Chalabi said in September 2002, before the US invasion: “American companies will have a big shot at Iraqi oil.” [The 15th of the month used for date sorting purposes only.] – Michael T. Klare, “The Failed Mission to Capture Iraqi Oil,” Asia Times, Sep. 22, 2005 […]