“The Justice Department and the Federal Bureau of Investigation have ordered agents across the country to curtail their investigation of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks so they can pursue leads that might prevent a second, possibly imminent, round of attacks, senior law enforcement officials said.” – Philip Shenon and David Johnston, “Preventive Steps,” The New […]
10/8/2001
“Once it became clear that the Taliban would not hand over Osama bin Laden, US military action became inevitable. On 8 October [2001], bombing raids involving US and UK forces began, causing tension and concern across the world.” – Clare Short, An Honourable Deception?, Page 114 […]
10/7/2001
A videotape of Osama bin Laden aired on October 7, 2001, the same day the U.S. launched its bombing campaign against Afghanistan. He said “that the Americans and the British ‘have divided the entire world into two regions–one of faith, where there is no hypocrisy, and another of infidelity, from which we hope God will […]
10/7/2001
Following the attacks of 9/11, Osama bin Laden said, in a statement on October 7, 2001: ” ‘What the United States tastes today is a very small thing compared to what we have tasted for tens of years. Our nation has been tasting this humiliation and contempt for more than eighty years. Its sons are […]
10/7/2001
On October 7, 2001, “Osama bin Laden issued a statement on the 9/11 attacks. ‘There is America, hit by God in one of its softest spots. Its greatest buildings were destroyed, thank God for that. There is America, full of fear from its north to its south, from its west to its east. Thank God […]
10/7/2001
“That same night [as the United States launched attacks on Afghanistan, October 7, 2001], Osama bin Laden delivered a chilling message to the American people through a pre-recorded video aired on Qatar’s Al Jazeera television, promising more terrorist attacks on America. ‘Neither America nor the people who live in it will dream of security before […]
10/7/2001
“On October 7, 2001, Osama broke with Al Qaeda’s tradition of never claiming responsibility for attacks and praised the 9/11 operations, vowing that the United States would never ‘enjoy security’ till ‘infidel armies leave’ the Gulf. [Al Qaeda second-in-command Ayman] Al-Zawahiri called on Muslims everywhere to join in their battle against the United States while […]
10/7/2001
After 9/11, “Washington…gave al-Qaeda twenty-six more days to disperse its resources by not attacking until October 7 [2001]; the delay was due to the Pentagon’s lack of planning for Afghanistan and the Bush administration’s fear of casualties or captured servicemen–especially pilots–before enough search-and-rescue units could be deployed to the war zone.” – Michael Scheuer, Osama […]
10/7/2001
A videotape of Osama bin Laden aired on October 7, 2001, the same day the U.S. launched its bombing campaign against Afghanistan. “On the tape, he said, ‘What America is tasting now is something insignificant compared to what we have tasted for scores of years. The Islamic world has been tasting this humiliation and this […]
10/7/2001
On October 7, 2001, as the United States launched its bombing campaign in Afghanistan, “bin Laden made a surprise appearance in a videotape shown around the world. It was the first time he had been seen publicly since the 9/11 attacks. In an uncharacteristically brief statement, the al-Qaeda leader, dressed in a camouflage jacket with […]