“Mazar-e-Sharif, in northern Afghanistan, fell to a coalition assault by Afghan and U.S. forces on November 9 [2001].” – 9/11 Commission, The 9/11 Commission Report, Page 337 […]
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11/9/2001
“An Iraqi opposition group that has tempestuous relations with the State Department said today [November 9, 2001] that its request to use American money to gather intelligence inside Iraq had been turned down. The Iraqi National Congress, formed more than a decade ago to work for the overthrow of Saddam Hussein, submitted an 80-page proposal […]
11/9/2001
Regarding the battle that started to dissipate the Taliban in Afghanistan, George Tenet said: “On the morning of Friday, November 9 [2001], Pentagon officials again briefed the White House that things were not going well in Mazar-i-Sharif. …Mazar fell the next day, and Taliban resistance quickly began to dissipate elsewhere in the country…” – George […]
11/9/2001
“The United States released a videotape today [December 13, 2001] showing Osama bin Laden laughing and boasting about the Sept. 11 attacks. …Bush administration officials said that the amateur videotape, which they believe was filmed on Nov. 9 [2001] at a guest house in Kandahar, Afghanistan, was proof that Mr. bin Laden was guilty in […]
11/8/2001
At a principals’ meeting on November 8, 2001, CIA Director George Tenet said: ” ‘The Iranians may have switched sides and gone to side with the Taliban.’ Iran, one of the biggest supporters of the Northern Alliance before September 11–in conjunction with the U.S., Russia and India–was now worried that the United States might gain […]
11/8/2001
The financial networks Al Barakaat and Al Taqwa “did far more than move cash. The groups, with a presence in more than 40 countries, also financed the movement of arms, provided secure communications and served as a network for Osama bin Laden to transmit intelligence and instructions to terrorist cells in the loosely linked Al […]
11/8/2001
On November 8, 2001, Attorney General John Ashcroft announced the FBI’s change in focus from prosecuting the perpetrators of 9/11 to preventing future attacks, and reorganized the Justice Department accordingly. He said: ” ‘When terrorism threatens our future, we cannot afford to live in the past. We must focus on our core mission and responsibilities, […]
11/8/2001
In an interview with Osama bin Laden on November 8, 2001, Pakistani journalist Hamid “Mir asked bin Laden to comment on reports that he had tried to acquire nuclear and chemical weapons, to which the al-Qaeda leader replied: ‘I wish to declare that if America used chemical or nuclear weapons against us, then we may […]
11/8/2001
After interviewing Osama bin Laden on November 8, 2001, Pakistani journalist Hamid Mir spoke with al Qaeda second-in-command Dr. Ayman al-Zawahiri. ” ‘I asked this question to Dr. al-Zawahiri: that it is difficult to believe that you have nuclear weapons. So he said, *Mr. Hamid Mir, it is not difficult. If you have thirty million […]
11/8/2001
“An interview with Bin Laden was published in a Pakistani newspaper [on November 8, 2011]. ‘We have chemical and nuclear weapons as a deterrent…if America used them against us we reserve the rights to use them [too]… The American people should remember that they pay taxes to their government, they elect their president, their government […]