“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 […]
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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 […]
9/22/2001
“Eleven days after the attacks of 9/11 [September 22, 2001], in an address to a joint session in Congress and the American people, President Bush said, ‘Tonight we are a country awakened to danger and called to defend freedom.’ ” – Raymond Ibrahim, ed./trans., The Al Qaeda Reader, Page 288 […]
9/21/2001
“President Bush was told in a highly classified briefing [on September 21, 2001] that the U.S. intelligence community had no evidence linking the Iraqi regime of Saddam Hussein to the [9/11] attacks and that there was scant credible evidence that Iraq had any significant collaborative ties with Al Qaeda… the few credible reports of contacts […]
9/21/2001
“Although the CIA found scant evidence of collaboration between Iraq and Al Qaeda [according to the President’s Daily Brief on September 21, 2001], the agency reported that it had long since established that Iraq had previously supported the notorious Abu Nidal terrorist organization, and had provided tens of millions of dollars and logistical support to […]
9/21/2001
“President Bush approved military plans to attack Afghanistan in meetings with Central Command’s General [Tommy] Franks and other advisers on September 21 [2001] and October 2 [2001].” – 9/11 Commission, The 9/11 Commission Report, Page 337 […]
9/21/2001
In response to reports of an alleged pre-9/11 meeting in Prague, Czech Republic, between lead 9/11 hijacker Mohammed Atta and Iraqi agents, CIA Director George Tenet explained to President Bush during the daily morning intelligence briefing of September 21, 2001: ” ‘Our Prague office is skeptical about the report. It just doesn’t add up.’ He […]
9/21/2001
When interviewed by the Voice of America radio network on September 21, 2001, Taliban leader Mullah Mohammed Omar was asked if he would ever give up bin Laden. He replied: ” ‘No. We cannot do that. If we did, it means we are not Muslims; that Islam is finished. If we were afraid of attack, […]
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 […]