A SEIB (Senior Executive Intelligence Brief) headline on June 25, 2001 read: “Bin Laden and Associates Making Near-Term Threats.” – Philip Shenon, The Commission, Page 152 […]
6/25/2001
” ‘I want a way to bring this guy [bin Laden] down,’ [President] Bush told his advisers in the White House…as he reviewed the threat reports. But when [National Security Advisor Condoleezza] Rice met with Pakistan’s foreign minister in late June [2001], she only repeated the stale warning that Pakistan would ultimately be judged by […]
6/25/2001
“On June 25 [2001], [counterterrorism czar Richard] Clarke cited six separate reports of al-Qaeda plotting; three days later he added that terrorist activity ‘had reached a crescendo.’ At the same time the CIA was instructing all station chiefs to warn host governments around the world and to seek their help in disrupting terrorist cells.” – […]
6/24/2001
A Foreign Broadcast Information Service (FBIS) report on June 24, 2001, focused on a MBC (Middle East Broadcasting Center) TV interview with Usamah Bin-Ladin: “The followers of Usamah Bin-Ladin are conducting continuous military maneuvers and training in the desert of Afghanistan in preparation for a military strike against US interests in the world. …In the […]
6/24/2001
“The Arabic satellite channel Middle East Broadcasting Corp. [MBC] footage shown Sunday [June 24, 2001] showed a cross-legged bin Laden sitting on a couch along with a companion and MBC reporter Bakr Atyani. Bin Laden seemed ‘happy with the talk of his aides, who said that the coming weeks will hold important surprises that will […]
6/24/2001
According to an Associated Press article on June 24, 2001: “When the United States reiterated its long-standing complaints [about the threat of Osama bin Laden] to the Taliban, a Foreign Ministry official replied that bin Laden was under the Taliban’s ‘tight control’ and had no facilities for such terrorist activities.” – Daniel Benjamin and Steven […]
6/23/2001
“[Redacted] These warnings are consistent with what appears to be a new public threat issued by Bin Ladin. An Arabic news channel reported on Saturday [June 23, 2001] that its correspondent in Afghanistan interviewed Bin Ladin last week and was told to expect a ‘severe’ blow’ against US and Israeli interests during the next two […]
6/23/2001
An Arabic news channel [redacted] reported on Monday [June 18, 2001] that Bin Ladin had gone into hiding in Afghanistan because he feared a US airstrike. [Redacted] …US facilities have been warned of the threat and are heightening security, which could delay an attack because operatives would need to revise their plans.” – CIA, “International: […]
6/23/2001
According to a Senior Executive Intelligence Brief titled, ‘International: Bin Ladin Attacks May Be Imminent [Excised]’ on June 23, 2001: “Multiple reports indicate that extremists [redacted] expect Bin Ladin to launch attacks over the coming days, possibly against US or Israeli interests. – CIA, “International: Bin Ladin Attacks May Be Imminent [Excised],” (Senior Executive Intelligence […]
6/23/2001
Middle East Broadcasting Centre reporter Baker Atyani was invited to meet with bin Laden near Kandahar, Afghanistan. As he reported on June 23, 2001, “bin Laden specified in his invitation that he would discuss his latest pledge of loyalty to [Taliban leader] Mullah [Mohammad] Omar. When Atyani arrived, the script changed. ‘In the next few […]