On December 29, 1992, terrorists attempted to bomb two hotels in Aden, Yemen, that had been housing U.S. Marines. These bombings “are believed to have been Osama bin Laden’s first attacks on Americans… Unbeknownst to the terrorists, the American soldiers staying at the Goldmore [hotel] had checked out two days earlier. While there were some […]
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12/29/1992
According to The Sunday Times on January 6, 2002, ” ‘It was only after this bomb in Aden [Yemen, against U.S. soldiers on December 29, 1992] that word first came through of bin Laden’s connections and how he might target America,’ said one former senior official at the CIA’s directorate of operations.” – Richard Miniter, […]
12/29/1992
“In time, the Aden [Yemen] bombings [of December 29, 1992] would be seen as part of a classic bin Laden pattern: the use of Arab Afghans, hidden bombs, simultaneous explosions, a willingness to kill civilians (even Muslims) to annihilate his enemies, and the use of Yemen as a staging area.” – Richard Miniter, Losing Bin […]
12/29/1992
“On December 29, 1992, there is a terrorist attack in Aden, Yemen, on a hotel where American troops generally stay. On that day, however, the American soldiers had checked out of the hotel on their way to Somalia where the United States was conducting a humanitarian mission. The people killed were two Australian tourists. Terrorism […]
12/20/1992
“On December 20 [1992], [FBI informant Garrett] Wilson met with [future World Trade Center bombing conspirators Clement] Hampton-El and [Yaya abu] Ubaidah in an apartment in Jersey City [New Jersey]. Hampton-El wanted Wilson to train eight to ten men for an international jihad battalion. …He said that he would provide AK-47s for the training sessions […]
12/19/1992
“Another stunning opportunity to stop the first WTC bombing came on December 19, 1992. As the Feds later learned, [WTC bombing conspirator] Mahmud Abouhalima had placed a call to [former FBI informant] Emad Salem. But since the former Egyptian intelligence officer [Salem] had been forced out as an undercover asset by ASAC [Assistant Special Agent […]
12/18/1992
Afghan Pashtun tribal and guerrilla leader “Abdul Haq wrote [on December 18, 1992] to [U.S. Special Envoy to the Afghan resistance Peter] Tomsen during this period: ‘Afghanistan runs the risk of becoming 50 or more separate kingdoms. Foreign extremists may want to move in, buying houses and weapons. Afghanistan may become unique in becoming both […]
12/15/1992
“…bin Laden was tracked by the CIA as early as December 1992.” [The 15th of the month used for date sorting purposes only.] – Richard Miniter, Losing Bin Laden, Page xviii […]
12/15/1992
“Provoked by the pressure of TV images and harsh criticism from Democrats over human rights violations around the world, in December 1992 the (lame-duck) [George H.W.] Bush administration authorized an armed international expedition of some 35,000 troops to Somalia as the United Task Force to ensure that relief reached its destination. To avoid getting mired […]
12/15/1992
Mohammed Ajaj, a member of the al-Fatah terrorist group, had been detained at JFK airport on September 1, 1992, after he was found with bomb manuals, a doctored passport and other terrorist-related material. In December 1992, “Federal Judge Reena Raggi defied the efforts of federal prosecutors and ordered Ajaj’s bomb manuals returned to him. One […]