“In his address to a joint session of Congress on September 20, 2001, President Bush declared: ‘On September the 11th, enemies of freedom committed an act of war against our country.’ ” – John Yoo, War By Other Means, Page 11 […]
9/20/2001
In a speech to a joint session of Congress on September 20, 2001, President Bush said: ” ‘We will starve terrorists of funding, turn them against one another, drive them from place to place until there is no refuge or no rest. And we will pursue nations that provide aid or safe haven to terrorism. […]
9/20/2001
“Afghanistan’s senior Muslim clerics adjusted their course today [September 20, 2001], issuing an edict that said Osama bin Laden should be persuaded to leave the country.” – John F. Burns, “Afghans Coaxing bin Laden, But U.S. Rejects Clerics’ Bid,” The New York Times, Sep. 20, 2001 […]
9/20/2001
“The terrorist network, [President Bush] asserted in a resolute, hard-hitting speech [on September 20, 2001], includes thousands of operatives in more than 60 countries, which suggests the awesome scope of the task that the president has set for the United States and for those who stand beside it.” – R.W. Apple Jr., “A Clear Message: […]
9/20/2001
“President Bush demanded tonight [September 20, 2001] that Afghanistan’s leaders immediately deliver Osama bin Laden and his network and close down every terrorist camp in the country or face military attack by the United States. ‘These demands are not open to negotiation or discussion,’ the president said in an address to a joint meeting of […]
9/20/2001
“A top Air Force commander [Lt. Gen. Charles F. Wald] has flown to Saudi Arabia to oversee air attacks against Afghanistan and other potential targets in the war against terrorism, military officials said today [September 20, 2001].” – Eric Schmitt and Michael R. Gordon, “Top Air Chief Sent,” The New York Times, Sep. 21, 2001 […]
9/20/2001
“On Sept. 19 and 20 [2001], the Defense Policy Board, a prestigious bipartisan board of national security experts that advises the Pentagon, met for 19 hours to discuss the ramifications of the attacks of Sept. 11. The members of the group agreed on the need to turn to Iraq as soon as the initial phase […]
9/20/2001
Osama bin Laden “has a wide-ranging financial empire of some $300 million at his disposal to fund his al-Qaida network of Islamic militants.” – Mimi Whitefield, “U.S. Targets Big Money-laundering Operations by Terrorists,” The Miami Herald, Sep. 20, 2001 […]
9/20/2001
On September 20, 2001, President Bush said: ” ‘from this day forward, any nation that continues to harbor or support terrorism will be regarded by the United States as a hostile regime.’ ” – David Willman and Greg Miller, “Saudi Aid to War on Terror Is Criticized,” The Los Angeles Times, Oct. 13, 2001 […]
9/20/2001
“President George Bush first asked [British Prime Minister] Tony Blair to support the removal of Saddam Hussein from power at a private White House dinner [on September 20, 2001] nine days after the terror attacks of 11 September, 2001. According to Sir Christopher Meyer, the former British Ambassador to Washington, who was at the dinner, […]