“The Bush administration vowed today [October 12, 2001] to seize the assets of more individuals it says support terrorism… The new list of 39 individuals and groups, which adds to 27 identified in a White House executive order last month, appears for the first time to draw a direct link between Mr. bin Laden and […]
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10/12/2001
Vice President Dick Cheney was interviewed by Jim Lehrer of PBS on October 12, 2001. When Lehrer asked about the recent anthrax attacks, “Without challenging the FBI directly, Cheney questioned the logic of its claims that the attacks had not been made by terrorists. He methodically listed things he said ‘we know’ about Osama bin […]
10/12/2001
“On October 11, 2001, [President] Bush said Congress should pass the House version [of his energy bill] as an essential part of fighting the war on terrorism. ‘It’s important for our national security to have a good energy policy.’ Promoting his bill as a security measure, Bush told the public [on October 12, 2001], ‘The […]
10/12/2001
“The conference [regarding the tailoring of the US PATRIOT Act] that Friday afternoon was one of the first events of its kind since 9/11 and the editors were attentive. I explained my concerns about the failure to tailor the Patriot Act to the nature of the threat we faced. I detailed, for example, the provisions […]
10/11/2001
On October 11, 2001, President “Bush told the press that ‘it would be a useful function for the United Nations to take over the so-called ‘nation building’–I would call it the stabilization of a future government–after our military mission is complete [in Afghanistan].’ ” – Ahmed Rashid, Descent Into Chaos, Page 75 […]
10/11/2001
When questioned if there was any intention of widening the war to include Iraq, Syria, etc., President George W. Bush’s reply was: “You mentioned Iraq. There’s no question that the leader of Iraq is an evil man. After all, he gassed his own people. We know he’s been developing weapons of mass destruction. And I think […]
10/11/2001
President George W. Bush calls for action in a Cabinet Meeting: “And I urge the Senate to listen to the will of the senators and move a bill — move a bill that will help Americans find work and also make it easier for all of us around this table to protect the security of the country. […]
10/11/2001
Regarding a possible connection between Iraq and the 9/11 attacks: ” ‘I wish we could find a connection, but we haven’t,’ said a senior official in Jordan, which, like Israel, considers Iraq a deadly threat to regional peace.” – Raymond Bonner, “Experts Doubt Iraq Had Role in Latest Terror Attacks,” The New York Times, Oct. […]
10/11/2001
On October 11, 2001, “four days after initiating bombing of al Qaeda facilities…President Bush again publicly appealed to the Taliban to cooperate and turn over bin Laden. When they did not, he later said the U.S. would get bin Laden ‘dead or alive.’ ” – Richard Clarke, Against All Enemies, Pages 274-275 […]
10/11/2001
As of October 11, 2001, “In the 30 days after 9/11, the U.S. consulate in Jeddah [Saudi Arabia] interviewed only 2 out of 104 [visa] applicants. No one was rejected.” – Craig Unger, House of Bush, House of Saud, Page 261 […]