In a tape released in June 2001, “Mr. bin Laden seemed to gloat as he spoke in Arabic of future attacks on American targets that he said would dwarf those he has directed in the past. ‘With small capabilities, and with our faith, we can defeat the greatest military power of modern times,’ he said […]
6/15/2001
“When [future 9/11 hijacker Khalid] Almihdhar’s visa expired, the State Department, not knowing any better, simply issued him a new one in June 2001–even though by then the CIA had linked him to one of the suspected bombers of the USS Cole in October 2000.” [The 15th of the month used for date sorting purposes […]
6/14/2001
Journalist Arnaud de Borchgrave interviewed Taliban leader Mullah Mohammad Omar in Kandahar, Afghanistan, for an article run by UPI (United Press International) on June 14, 2001. “Responding to a question about bin Laden’s threats to the United States, Omar explained that theologically this was impossible. ‘Bin Laden is not entitled to issue fatwas as he […]
6/13/2001
“In an interview on French television on Monday [September 24, 2001], President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt…[said:] ‘on June 13 of this year [2001], we learned of a communiqué from bin Laden saying he wanted to assassinate George W. Bush and other G8 heads of state during their summit in Italy.’ …Separately, he told Le Figaro, […]
6/13/2001
On June 13, 2001, future 9/11 hijacker Khaled al- “Mihdhar received a new American visa from the consulate in Jeddah [Saudi Arabia]. Since the CIA had not given his name to the State Department to post on its watch list, Mihdhar disembarked in New York on the Fourth of July [2001].” – Lawrence Wright, The […]
6/12/2001
President George W. Bush discussing the energy crisis and the EU: “I had an opportunity to explain to the President that our nation faces an energy crisis, and it’s a serious issue. We’ve got incredible trading opportunities between our nations and between the United States and the EU. In order for us to be active traders, […]
6/12/2001
According to a declassified CIA intelligence report from June 12, 2001, a senior aide to Usama Bin Ladin “traveled frequently to the United States and was attempting to arrange residence in the United States for some of his associates. …The first of these individuals was [redacted] known as (Khaled) [redacted]. …Among other things, Khaled was […]
6/11/2001
On June 11, 2001, a meeting took place in New York between CIA supervisors and I-49, the FBI counterterrorism squad, to brief each other on information regarding the USS Cole bombing. Arguments arose between the two factions, based on the fact that the CIA supervisors supplied some pictures of the suspects, but were unwilling to […]
6/11/2001
“On June 11 [2001], CIA case officers met with the agents of the JTTF [Joint Terrorism Task Force] in New York who were handling the [USS] Cole investigation. A year and a half after the infamous [January 2000] Malaysian meeting the CIA was finally showing the FBI photos taken in Kuala Lumpur. The Bureau agents […]
6/11/2001
“CIA officers had asked to meet on June 11 [2001], with JTTF [Joint Terrorism Task Force] investigators who worked on the bin Laden desk. …the CIA officers displayed four surveillance photos and, without explanation, asked what the JTTF knew about the men in the pictures. The task force agents identified several subjects, including Tawfiq bin […]