“An Iraqi opposition group that has tempestuous relations with the State Department said today [November 9, 2001] that its request to use American money to gather intelligence inside Iraq had been turned down. The Iraqi National Congress, formed more than a decade ago to work for the overthrow of Saddam Hussein, submitted an 80-page proposal […]
11/9/2001
“Mazar-e-Sharif, in northern Afghanistan, fell to a coalition assault by Afghan and U.S. forces on November 9 [2001].” – 9/11 Commission, The 9/11 Commission Report, Page 337 […]
11/9/2001
” ‘We will not do anything to damage the U.S. economy,’ [Saudi Foreign Minister Prince] Saud said [in a meeting with President Bush on November 9, 2001]. The Saudis supplied about 8 percent of the oil consumed daily in the U.S. They could cut production and drive prices sky high.” – Bob Woodward, Bush at […]
11/9/2001
“The United States released a videotape today [December 13, 2001] showing Osama bin Laden laughing and boasting about the Sept. 11 attacks. …Bush administration officials said that the amateur videotape, which they believe was filmed on Nov. 9 [2001] at a guest house in Kandahar, Afghanistan, was proof that Mr. bin Laden was guilty in […]
11/8/2001
President George W. Bush on our new responsibilities as a nation: “Our government has a responsibility to put needless partisanship behind us and meet new challenges — better security for our people, and help for those who have lost jobs and livelihoods in the attacks that claimed so many lives. I made some proposals to stimulate economic […]
11/8/2001
“An interview with Bin Laden was published in a Pakistani newspaper [on November 8, 2011]. ‘We have chemical and nuclear weapons as a deterrent…if America used them against us we reserve the rights to use them [too]… The American people should remember that they pay taxes to their government, they elect their president, their government […]
11/8/2001
After interviewing Osama bin Laden on November 8, 2001, Pakistani journalist Hamid Mir spoke with al Qaeda second-in-command Dr. Ayman al-Zawahiri. ” ‘I asked this question to Dr. al-Zawahiri: that it is difficult to believe that you have nuclear weapons. So he said, *Mr. Hamid Mir, it is not difficult. If you have thirty million […]
11/8/2001
In an interview with Osama bin Laden on November 8, 2001, Pakistani journalist Hamid “Mir asked bin Laden to comment on reports that he had tried to acquire nuclear and chemical weapons, to which the al-Qaeda leader replied: ‘I wish to declare that if America used chemical or nuclear weapons against us, then we may […]
11/8/2001
On November 8, 2001, Attorney General John Ashcroft announced the FBI’s change in focus from prosecuting the perpetrators of 9/11 to preventing future attacks, and reorganized the Justice Department accordingly. He said: ” ‘When terrorism threatens our future, we cannot afford to live in the past. We must focus on our core mission and responsibilities, […]
11/8/2001
The financial networks Al Barakaat and Al Taqwa “did far more than move cash. The groups, with a presence in more than 40 countries, also financed the movement of arms, provided secure communications and served as a network for Osama bin Laden to transmit intelligence and instructions to terrorist cells in the loosely linked Al […]