” ‘Mistaken policy or accident of history–take your pick,’ the Saudi foreign minister Saud al-Faisal, [Saudi Intelligence Chief Prince] Turki’s brother, said in an interview with The Washington Post during the same period [as Turki’s December 10, 2001, Nightline interview]. ‘The stability of Afghanistan seemed a bigger concern than the presence of bin Laden. …When […]
12/9/2001
“The official U.S. military history of the Afghan War later concluded that bin Laden was indeed at Tora Bora during the battle: ‘All source reporting corroborated his presence on several days from 9-14 December [2001].’ “ – Peter Bergen, The Longest War, Page 83 […]
12/9/2001
In the Tora Bora region of Afghanistan on the night of December 9, 2001, “al-Qaeda member Abu Jaafar al-Kuwaiti and others ‘were awakened to the sound of massive and terrorizing explosions very near to us.’ The following day, Abu Jaafar ‘received the horrifying news’ that the ‘trench of Sheikh Osama [bin Laden] had been destroyed.’ […]
12/9/2001
Appearing on Meet the Press on December 9, 2001, Vice President Dick Cheney said: ” ‘It’s been pretty well confirmed that he [lead 9/11 hijacker Mohammed Atta] did go to Prague and he did meet with a senior official of the Iraqi Intelligence Service in Czechoslovakia last April [2001], several months before the attacks.’ ” […]
12/9/2001
In an appearance on Meet the Press on December 9, 2001, Vice President Dick Cheney said: ” ‘It’s been pretty well confirmed that [lead 9/11 hijacker Mohammed] [Atta] did go to Prague [Czech Republic] and he did meet with a senior official of the Iraqi intelligence service…’ ” – Craig Unger, The Fall of the […]
12/9/2001
“Two Pakistani nuclear scientists who have been detained and questioned by Pakistan did meet with Taliban and Al Qaeda officials in Afghanistan to discuss nuclear issues. But the scientists, Sultan Bashiruddin Mahmood and Chaudry Abdul Majeed, were not weapons experts, and therefore of little value to terrorists, American officials say.” According to one official: ” […]
12/9/2001
The ‘Iraqi intelligence cell’ put together by Undersecretary of Defense Douglas Feith looked for connections between Saddam and 9/11. “The most important part of their case was a supposed meeting between Mohamed Atta, the lead 9/11 hijacker, and an Iraqi intelligence agent in Prague [Czech Republic] in April 2001. …’It’s been pretty well confirmed that […]
12/9/2001
“When [Vice President Dick] Cheney returned to Meet the Press in early December [9, 2001] he raised the possibility that Iraq had been involved in the 9/11 attacks by citing a report–later to be discounted–that a high-ranking Iraqi intelligence official had met with Mohamed Atta, the leader of the 9/11 hijackers, in April 2001.” – […]
12/8/2001
President George W. Bush on plans to end our dependency on foreign oil: “There you go. He brings up a very important point, because in order to make sure our economy remains strong and vital in the long run, we have got to have an energy plan. Over 50 percent of our energy comes from overseas. […]
12/8/2001
“Saudi Arabia’s top security official [Prince Nayef] said this weekend [December 8, 2001] that he believed that militants other than Osama bin Laden stood at the helm of Al Qaeda, and he warned that the arrest or killing of Mr. bin Laden would not cripple the terrorist organization.” – Douglas Jehl, “Saudi Minister Asserts That […]