“Effective at 7:00 a.m. on Sep 22 [2001], FAA [Federal Aviation Administration] lifted some of the restrictions on general aviation (Part 91) flight training under Visual Flight Rules (VFR). Such training might be permitted in non-turbojet aircraft of less than 12,500 lbs. outside of Enhanced Class B airspace. Training in single- and twin-engine piston powered […]
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9/22/2001
“One security official said that while the Americans were aware of general threats that Mr. bin Laden was preparing an attack, Israeli military intelligence had no specific information.” – Ian Fisher, “Peace Talks Possible as Frail Cease-Fire Holds,” The New York Times, Sep. 22, 2001 […]
9/22/2001
“There have been other voices that pointed to Mr. bin Laden’s various enemies: not just the United States but also the autocratic Islamic governments that Washington supports, like Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Kuwait. The Observer newspaper wrote: ‘America needs to recognize that, all too often, it poses as a champion of democracy while supporting regimes, […]
9/22/2001
“On September 22 [2001], [Turkish] Prime Minister Bülent Ecevit declared that Turkey would join with Russia and Iran and step up aid to the Northern Alliance [in Afghanistan].” – Ahmed Rashid, Descent Into Chaos, Page 66 […]
9/21/2001
“Major airlines, corporate jets, crop dusters, even aircraft involved in skydiving are back in service. But 10 days after the terrorist attacks in New York and Washington [September 21, 2001], many flight training schools are still closed for business. The Federal government has prohibited most flight training exercises, effectively grounding operations at more than 1,500 […]
9/21/2001
“At the Pentagon today [September 21, 2001], Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld signed a second deployment order, meaning that nearly 100 bomber and support airplanes are now being sent to the Persian Gulf. About 175 warplanes were already based in the gulf region, primarily to enforce the no-flight zone over southern Iraq.” – David E. […]
9/21/2001
On September 21, 2001, when a senior Bush Administration official was asked about the US’s response to the 9/11 attacks, he replied: ” ‘The president said last night we begin with bin Laden, but it doesn’t end there,’… States that sponsor terrorism are to have a chance ‘to turn over a new leaf,’ the official […]
9/21/2001
“Ten days after the attacks [September 21, 2001], [Deputy Chief in the Office of Legal Counsel John] Yoo wrote an internal memo arguing that the NSA [National Security Agency] could use ‘electronic surveillance techniques and equipment that are more powerful and sophisticated than those available to law enforcement agencies in order to intercept telephonic communications […]
9/21/2001
“Ten days after the attacks, on September 21, 2001, President Bush was told in a highly classified briefing that there was no credible evidence linking Saddam Hussein to the attacks, nor was there strong reason to believe Iraq had collaborated with Al-Qaeda.” – Craig Unger, The Fall of the House of Bush, Page 217 […]
9/21/2001
On September 21, 2001, “the Voice of America radio network interviewed [Taliban leader] Mullah [Mohammad] Omar. When the interviewer asked if bin Laden would be handed over to the United States, the Taliban leader put the issue in the most cosmic of terms: ‘We cannot do that. If we did, it means we are not […]