“The Saudi embassy contacted the FBI about possibly evacuating some Saudi nationals, fearing reprisal attacks; the FBI prescreened the Saudi nationals, including the members of the Bin Ladin family before permitting them to leave, and many were interviewed; [counterterrorism czar] Richard Clarke approved the departure of the planes only after he had been told that […]
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9/14/2001
President Bush visited Ground Zero on September 14, 2001. “Standing on top of a wrecked fire truck, Bush grabbed a bullhorn to address the rescue crews working feverishly to find any survivors. When one of the workers said he couldn’t hear what the president was saying, Bush made one of the most memorable remarks of […]
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At a September 14, 2001, press briefing of the American Enterprise Institute (AEI), panelist Laurie Mylroie said: ” ‘how likely is it that Osama bin Laden’s group or any other group carried out these [9/11] attacks alone, unassisted by a state? I’d like to suggest that it is extremely unlikely–in fact, next to impossible.’ Who, […]
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On September 14, 2001, “By a vote of 98 to 0 in the Senate and 420 to 1 in the House, Congress declared: ‘That the President [Bush] is authorized to use all necessary and appropriate force against those nations, organizations, or persons he determines planned, authorized, committed, or aided in the terrorist attacks that occurred […]
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“On Friday, September 14 [2001], Congress passed an initial emergency appropriation of $40 billion and authorized the president [Bush] to use force against the ‘nations, organizations, or persons’ who had attacked us.” – Alan Greenspan, The Age of Turbulence, Page 6 […]
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Then-President George W. Bush recalled addressing a crowd at Ground Zero on September 14, 2001. “People shouted, ‘We can’t hear you.’ I shot back, ‘I can hear you!’ It got a cheer. I had been hoping to rally the workers and express the resolve of the country. Suddenly I knew how. ‘I can hear you. […]
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“Immediately after the catastrophic events of 9/11 [September 14, 2001], the influential British intelligence review, Jane’s, traced the al Qaeda attack back to its ‘origins’ in this 1979 decision [to send aid to the Islamic militants in Afghanistan] by [President Jimmy] Carter and [National Security Advisor Zbigniew] Brzezinski…” – Peter Dale Scott, The Road to […]
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In a Washington Post article on September 14, 2001, “Paul Wolfowitz, then U.S. deputy secretary of defense, warned about ending states [that sponsored terrorism]. ‘It’s not just simply a matter of capturing people and holding them accountable but removing the sanctuaries, removing the support systems, ending states who sponsor terrorism,’ he said…” – Ahmed Rashid, […]
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“Chastened by their failure to predict the [9/11] attacks, United States officials have begun the task of sifting through previous intelligence reports to determine whether they missed any indications that an assault was imminent. Officials said that in hindsight, some strands of intelligence now appeared far more significant than they did at the time they […]
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From the March/April 2002 issue of Foreign Affairs: “Right after September 11 [September 14, 2001], Congress authorized $40 billion in emergency spending–and that was just a down payment in the struggle against terrorism. The estimated cost to the U.S. economy ranges from $100 billion to $300 billion.” – Foreign Affairs, The U.S. vs. al Qaeda, […]