On July 2, 2001, the FBI Counterterrorism Division issued general warnings about attacks, but also said: “The FBI has no information indicating a credible threat of terrorist attack in the United States.” – 9/11 Commission, The 9/11 Commission Report, Page 258 […]
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7/2/2001
According to a Senior Executive Intelligence Brief titled ‘Terrorism: Planning for Bin Ladin Attacks Continues, Despite Delay [Excised]’ on July 2, 2001: “Attacks planned by Usama Bin Ladin’s al-Qa’ida organization may have been delayed by heightened US security [redacted] the attacks will occur soon. [Redacted] necessary to pursue jihad against Americans and that operations would […]
7/2/2001
CIA Director George Tenet provided a written statement for the 9/11 Commission on March 24, 2004. He wrote: “During the week of July 2, 2001, reacting to a rash of intelligence threat reports, I contacted by phone a dozen of my foreign liaison counterparts to urge them to redouble their efforts against al-Qa’ida. The chief […]
7/1/2001
In reference to the letter fabricated by CIA to appear to suggest an al-Qaeda/Iraq link, British journalist Con Coughlin wrote in his December 14, 2003, article in The Sunday Telegraph: “Written in the neat, precise hand of Tahir Jalil Habbush al-Tikriti, the former head of the Iraqi Intelligence Service (IIS) and one of the few […]
7/1/2001
During his December 15, 2003, interview by Tom Brokaw on Meet the Press, British journalist Con Coughlin said: ” ‘When I was in Baghdad, I picked up a document that was given to me by a senior member of the Iraqi interim government. It’s an intelligence document written by the then-head of Iraqi intelligence, [Tahir […]
7/1/2001
“On July 1 [2001], Senators Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) and Richard Shelby (R-AL) appeared on CNN’s Late Edition with Wolf Blitzer, warning of a potential attack by Osama bin Laden. ‘Intelligence staff have told me,’ said Feinstein, ‘that there is a major probability of a terrorist incident within the next three months.’ ” – Peter Lance, […]
6/30/2001
According to a top secret report from Director of Central Intelligence George Tenet on March 19, 2004: “A June 30 [2001] SEIB [Senior Executive Intelligence Brief] article entitled ‘Bin Ladin Plans High Profile Attacks,’ [redacted] al-Qa’ida operatives expected their next round of attacks to have dramatic consequences.” – CIA, “DCI Report: The Rise of UBL […]
6/30/2001
“A CIA report on June 30 [2001] was captioned ‘Bin Laden Planning High-Profile Attacks,’ and said they were expected in the near term and to have ‘dramatic consequences of catastrophic proportions.’ ” – Vincent Bugliosi, The Prosecution of George W. Bush for Murder, Page 176 […]
6/30/2001
On June 30, 2001, Secretary of State Colin Powell met with Saudi King Abdullah at the George V Hotel in Paris, France. “The king showed the secretary a file containing photos of dead and wounded Palestinians who had been killed or injured by the Israelis in the intifada. His voice trembling with anger, he kept […]
6/30/2001
“On June 30 [2001] an agency [CIA] briefing was headlined ‘Bin Laden Planning High Profile Attacks.’ “ – Thomas Powers, The Military Error, Page 32 […]