“The [assassination] operation against bin Laden in November 1998 involved American technology and know-how in concert with Saudi finance and manpower, thus avoiding any difficult questions in the US Congress about state-sponsored assassinations. The attack, which bin Laden apparently blames on Saudi Prince Salman bin Abdul-Aziz, the governor of Riyadh, involved an assassin called Siddiq […]
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11/13/1998
On November 13, 1998, “an article in Al-Watan Al-‘Arabi, a Lebanese magazine…claimed that al Qaeda was attempting to buy a Soviet nuclear weapon from Chechen rebels.” – Brian Michael Jenkins, Will Terrorists Go Nuclear?, Page 177 […]
11/6/1998
FBI Director Louis Freeh wrote: “By November [6, 1998], we had secured a second indictment against bin Laden, charging him, his military commander, Muhammad Atef, and others with the murder in those [African embassy] bombings.” – Louis J. Freeh, My FBI, Pages 285-286 […]
11/5/1998
Then-CIA Director George Tenet wrote: “During the latter part of 1998, I was aggressively seeking additional resources from our government to fight terrorism. Twice, On November 5, 1998, and October 15, 1999, I wrote personal letters to President [Bill] Clinton seeking a major increase in our funding. For the most part I succeeded in annoying […]
11/5/1998
“On November 5, 1998, Saudi interior minister Prince Nayef bin Abdul Aziz said, ‘It has been reported that the two explosions in Riyadh and Khobar were planned by Osama bin Laden. This is not true. …He does not constitute any security problem to us and has no activity in the kingdom,’ said Nayef. ‘Regarding his […]
11/5/1998
Then-CIA Director George Tenet wrote: “Less than two months after the [August 20, 1998] cruise missile attacks [on bin Laden-owned property], on November 5, 1998, I wrote President [Bill] Clinton a letter saying that I needed a massive infusion of funds to position the intelligence community where it needed to be in the fight of […]
11/5/1998
Then-CIA Director George Tenet wrote, on November 5, 1998: “I directed Cofer Black, who had become head of the Counterterrorism Center, to put together a new strategy to attack al-Qa’ida. We called it simply ‘The Plan.’ The Plan recognized that our first priority was to acquire intelligence about Bin Ladin by penetrating his organization. …The […]
11/4/1998
“On November 4, 1998, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York unsealed its indictment of Bin Ladin, charging him with conspiracy to attack U.S. defense installations. The indictment also charged that al Qaeda had allied itself with Sudan, Iran, and Hezbollah.” – 9/11 Commission, The 9/11 Commission Report, Page 128 […]
11/4/1998
“Rather than target bin Laden militarily, the Clinton legalistic approach worked its way forward. On November 4, 1998, a federal grand jury indicted bin Laden, charging him with conspiring to kill Americans abroad. The indictment is still pending.” – Bill Gertz, Breakdown, Page 19 […]
11/4/1998
On November 4, 1998, “A new superceding indictment is issued against bin Laden, [al Qaeda military chief] Muhammad Atef and a host of other suspects. They are charged with bombing of two US embassies and conspiring to commit other acts of terrorism against Americans abroad. Two rewards of $5 million each are offered for Atef […]