“The [al Qaeda] organization was clearly dealt a staggering blow by Operation Enduring Freedom [launched on October 7, 2001].” – Bruce Riedel, The Search for Al Qaeda, Page 87 […]
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10/7/2001
On October 7, 2001, “offensive military operations against Afghanistan began with air strikes against thirty-one targets, including major Taliban military units, command posts, communications sites, and early-warning radar and air defense units.” – Matthew M. Aid, The Secret Sentry, Page 222 […]
10/7/2001
In Phase Two of Operation Enduring Freedom, “air strikes and Special Operations attacks would hit key al Qaeda and Taliban targets [in Afghanistan]. In an innovative joint effort, CIA and Special Operations forces would be deployed to work together with each major Afghan faction opposed to the Taliban. The Phase Two strikes and raids began […]
10/7/2001
On October 7, 2001, as the United States launched its bombing campaign in Afghanistan, “bin Laden made a surprise appearance in a videotape shown around the world. It was the first time he had been seen publicly since the 9/11 attacks. In an uncharacteristically brief statement, the al-Qaeda leader, dressed in a camouflage jacket with […]
10/7/2001
“On October 7 [2001], U.S. and British forces begin air strikes against the Taliban in Afghanistan.” – Craig Unger, House of Bush, House of Saud, Page 305 […]
10/7/2001
A videotape of Osama bin Laden aired on October 7, 2001, the same day the U.S. launched its bombing campaign against Afghanistan. “On the tape, he said, ‘What America is tasting now is something insignificant compared to what we have tasted for scores of years. The Islamic world has been tasting this humiliation and this […]
10/7/2001
Journalist Peter Bergen wrote: “The first such [bin Laden] statement surfaced on October 7, 2001–the very night the United States launched its initial cruise missile attacks and bombing raids on Taliban and al-Qaeda targets. At the very moment that tens, perhaps hundreds, of millions of people around the world were glued to the grainy green […]
10/7/2001
After 9/11, “Washington…gave al-Qaeda twenty-six more days to disperse its resources by not attacking until October 7 [2001]; the delay was due to the Pentagon’s lack of planning for Afghanistan and the Bush administration’s fear of casualties or captured servicemen–especially pilots–before enough search-and-rescue units could be deployed to the war zone.” – Michael Scheuer, Osama […]
10/6/2001
In an October 6, 2001, article in the National Journal, according to former Saudi Ambassador Chas W. Freeman: ” ‘Al Qaeda is directed first and foremost at the overthrow of the Saudi monarchy. You can be damn sure that any al Qaeda operative is on the Saudi wanted list and that any senior operative is […]
10/5/2001
“On October 5 [2001], the photo editor of a Florida tabloid newspaper died after apparently inhaling anthrax spores in a letter, and worries spread the following week when an employee at NBC News in New York tested positive for the disease after handling two threatening letters addressed to the network’s anchor, Tom Brokaw.” – Elisabeth […]