“There have been other voices that pointed to Mr. bin Laden’s various enemies: not just the United States but also the autocratic Islamic governments that Washington supports, like Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Kuwait. The Observer newspaper wrote: ‘America needs to recognize that, all too often, it poses as a champion of democracy while supporting regimes, […]
9/22/2001
“One security official said that while the Americans were aware of general threats that Mr. bin Laden was preparing an attack, Israeli military intelligence had no specific information.” – Ian Fisher, “Peace Talks Possible as Frail Cease-Fire Holds,” The New York Times, Sep. 22, 2001 […]
9/22/2001
“Effective at 7:00 a.m. on Sep 22 [2001], FAA [Federal Aviation Administration] lifted some of the restrictions on general aviation (Part 91) flight training under Visual Flight Rules (VFR). Such training might be permitted in non-turbojet aircraft of less than 12,500 lbs. outside of Enhanced Class B airspace. Training in single- and twin-engine piston powered […]
9/22/2001
“Eleven days after the attacks of 9/11 [September 22, 2001], in an address to a joint session in Congress and the American people, President Bush said, ‘Tonight we are a country awakened to danger and called to defend freedom.’ ” – Raymond Ibrahim, ed./trans., The Al Qaeda Reader, Page 288 […]
9/21/2001
“…on September 21, 2001, the foreign ministers of Latin America adopted a resolution calling for Organization of American States (OAS) members to ‘take effective measures to deny terrorist groups the ability to operate within their territories.’ They called on countries to work together to pursue those responsible for the attacks and bring them to justice, […]
9/21/2001
“On September 21 [2001], [Secretary of Defense Donald] Rumsfeld received from [Central Command leader] General [Tommy] Franks the first draft of a battle plan [for attacking Afghanistan], Operation Enduring Freedom. On October 2, [President] Bush approved the four-phase plan that would lead to the defeat of the Taliban regime. There was no commitment to reconstruct […]
9/21/2001
On September 21, 2001, “the Voice of America radio network interviewed [Taliban leader] Mullah [Mohammad] Omar. When the interviewer asked if bin Laden would be handed over to the United States, the Taliban leader put the issue in the most cosmic of terms: ‘We cannot do that. If we did, it means we are not […]
9/21/2001
“Ten days after the attacks, on September 21, 2001, President Bush was told in a highly classified briefing that there was no credible evidence linking Saddam Hussein to the attacks, nor was there strong reason to believe Iraq had collaborated with Al-Qaeda.” – Craig Unger, The Fall of the House of Bush, Page 217 […]
9/21/2001
“Ten days after the attacks [September 21, 2001], [Deputy Chief in the Office of Legal Counsel John] Yoo wrote an internal memo arguing that the NSA [National Security Agency] could use ‘electronic surveillance techniques and equipment that are more powerful and sophisticated than those available to law enforcement agencies in order to intercept telephonic communications […]
9/21/2001
On September 21, 2001, when a senior Bush Administration official was asked about the US’s response to the 9/11 attacks, he replied: ” ‘The president said last night we begin with bin Laden, but it doesn’t end there,’… States that sponsor terrorism are to have a chance ‘to turn over a new leaf,’ the official […]