“On September 24 [2001], President Bush held a press conference with [Secretary of State] Colin Powell and treasury secretary Paul O’Neill at which he announced the freezing of assets of 27 individuals or entities that may have been funneling money to terrorists…many of the named targets had been identified by [counterterrorism czar] Richard Clarke long […]
9/24/2001
“The American announcement that it would use Saudi Arabia as a headquarters for air operations against Afghanistan has further strained relations between Washington and the conservative rulers in Riyadh. …Saudi leaders continue to voice public support in the struggle against terrorism, but are showing extreme sensitivity to launching military operations against another Muslim state from […]
9/23/2001
“The Federal Aviation Administration [FAA] said U.S. crop-duster planes could fly again after they were grounded for two days because of concern they could be used in a chemical or biological attack. The FAA had grounded all crop-duster planes since Sunday [September 23, 2001] after the FBI received information about the possibility of attacks using […]
9/23/2001
“While American officials have blamed Osama bin Laden for the attacks, they are still struggling to connect him directly to the plot. Investigators believe there were many more conspirators, but despite the efforts of thousands of law enforcement and intelligence agents, the authorities have arrested only a handful of suspects in the United States.” – […]
9/23/2001
“Muslim leaders throughout the world were quick to label the attacks [of 9/11] contrary to the Koran and Islamic teachings. Only Iraq withheld sympathy.” – Elaine Sciolino, “Aftermath: Invaders; Who Hates the U.S.? Who Loves It?,” The New York Times, Sep. 23, 2001 […]
9/23/2001
Secretary of Defense Donald “Rumsfeld likes to say that if a problem cannot be solved, it should be enlarged. That may explain his advocacy for defining terrorism broadly and bringing the widest spectrum of American power to the campaign.” – Jane Perlez, David E. Sanger, and Thom Shanker, “From Many Voices, One Battle Strategy,” The […]
9/23/2001
President “Bush told her [National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice] that the assault on terrorism would come in phases, opening with a more focused attack on Osama bin Laden, his operation and his Afghan protectors, but eventually encompassing any terrorist operations with the ‘global reach’ to harm the United States, and the countries that sponsor them.” […]
9/23/2001
Regarding a response to the 9/11 attacks, “The wider argument, put forth by Secretary [of Defense Donald] Rumsfeld and his deputy, Paul D. Wolfowitz, pressed for broadening the [anti-terrorism] campaign to include other state sponsors of terrorism, especially Iraq.” – Jane Perlez, David E. Sanger, and Thom Shanker, “From Many Voices, One Battle Strategy,” The […]
9/23/2001
In his paper titled ‘Using Special Forces on ‘Our Side’ of the Line,’ written on September 23, 2001, Deputy Secretary of Defense Paul “Wolfowitz’s list of the strategic benefits of his proposal [to ally with the Northern Alliance in Afghanistan to overthrow the Taliban] concluded: ‘*It would demonstrate to the American people and to the […]
9/22/2001
“On September 22 [2001], [Turkish] Prime Minister Bülent Ecevit declared that Turkey would join with Russia and Iran and step up aid to the Northern Alliance [in Afghanistan].” – Ahmed Rashid, Descent Into Chaos, Page 66 […]