“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 […]
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6/21/2001
“On June 21 [2001], near the height of the threat reporting, U.S. Central Command raised the force protection condition level for U.S. troops in six countries to the highest possible level, Delta.” – 9/11 Commission, The 9/11 Commission Report, Page 257 […]
6/21/2001
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 […]
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 […]
6/20/2001
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
“In June [2001], only 18 out of 298 classified Senior Executive Intelligence Briefs sent to Bush administration officials referred to bin Laden or al Qaeda.” [The 15th of the month used for date sorting purposes only.] – Steve Coll, Ghost Wars, Page 568 […]
6/15/2001
” ‘Sunni extremists associated with al Qaeda are most likely to attempt spectacular attacks resulting in numerous casualties,’ warned a classified threat advisory issued in June [2001] by the Intelligence Community Counterterrorism Board. It mentioned Italy, Israel, and the Arabian peninsula as the most likely targets.” [The 15th of the month used for date sorting […]
6/15/2001
“…if a twenty-year-old Islamic convert from California, John Walker Lindh, was able to join the Taliban [in June 2001], why is it that the CIA did not have a single agent or case officer working inside Afghanistan, let alone in the Taliban, or in al Qaeda?” [The 15th of the month used for date sorting […]
6/15/2001
After picking up warnings that an al Qaeda attack was imminent, “CIA head George Tenet was frantically trying to communicate the same [terrorism] warnings in June and July 2001 to [President] Bush’s national security adviser, Condoleezza Rice, and that he was blown off.” [The 15th of the month used for date sorting purposes only.] – […]