On June 21, 2001, “In an interview with an Arab journalist Osama bin Laden warns of a major, heavy attack on American targets.” – Der Spiegel, Inside 9-11, Page 259 […]
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6/21/2001
On June 21, 2001, journalist Bakr Atyani was invited to interview Osama bin Laden in Afghanistan. While bin Laden did not wish to be quoted, al Qaeda military chief “Muhammad Atef gave Atyani the news in the form of a stark warning. ‘The coming weeks will hold important surprises that will target American and Israeli […]
6/21/2001
“By June 21 [2001], the U.S. Embassy in Yemen was closed and the U.S. Central Command had raised the force protection condition level for U.S. troops in six countries to the highest level in anticipation of an imminent attack.” – Condoleezza Rice, No Higher Honor, Page 66 […]
6/21/2001
“On June 21 [2001], the United States Central Command, which controls American military forces in the Persian Gulf, went to ‘delta’ alert–its highest level–for American troops in six countries in the region.” – Philip Shenon, The Commission, Page 153 […]
6/20/2001
According to CNN on June 20, 2001, Osama bin Laden “released an al-Qaeda-made videotape that opened with shots of the USS Cole shortly after its attack by suicide bombers eight months earlier and included shots of terrorist training exercises. Bin Laden then declared: ‘To all the mujahideen, your brothers in Palestine are waiting for you; […]
6/20/2001
Despite promises to hold general elections in October 2002, “In June [20] 2001, [Pakistani leader Pervez] Musharraf simply declared himself president, saying that it was in the ‘supreme national interest.’ ” – Ahmed Rashid, Descent Into Chaos, Page 52 […]
6/15/2001
“Fox News has reported many examples of ‘missed leads’ that the Bush administration was given prior to Sept. 11. …German intelligence alerted the Central Intelligence Agency, Britain’s MI-6 intelligence service, Israel’s Mossad in June 2001 that Middle Eastern terrorists were training for hijackings and targeting American and Israeli interests.” [The 15th of the month used for […]
6/15/2001
“As recently as this summer [June 2001], in a tape that was widely disseminated, Osama bin Laden…described the cleric [Day of Terror conspirator Sheik Omar Abdel-Rahman] as ‘a hostage in an American jail.’ He added, ‘We hear he is sick, and that the Americans are treating him badly.’ Then, addressing his followers, he shifted into […]
6/15/2001
From a British report on October 4, 2001, titled, ‘Responsibility for the Terrorist Atrocities in the United States, 11 September 2001:’ “In June 2001, in the face of mounting evidence of the Al Qaeda threat, the United States warned the Taliban that it had the right to defend itself and that it would hold the […]
6/15/2001
“In June [2001], intercepts led to the arrest of two bin Laden operatives who were planning to attack U.S. military installations in Saudi Arabia as well as another one planning an attack on the U.S. embassy in Paris.” [The 15th of the month used for date sorting purposes only.] – Matthew M. Aid, The Secret […]