In New York, on May 29, 2001, “Four followers of Osama bin Laden are found guilty of charges stemming from the 1998 US embassy bombings in Kenya and Tanzania. Mohamed Rashed Daoud Al-Owhali, Khalfan Khamis Mohamed, Mohammed Saddiq Odeh, and Wadih El Hage are convicted of charges including murder, conspiracy and perjury after a nine-week […]
5/29/2001
“On May 29, 2001, in a federal courtroom in Manhattan, a jury convicted four men in the bombings of the American embassies in East Africa.” – Lawrence Wright, The Looming Tower, Pages 382-383 […]
5/29/2001
“May 29 [2001]: four members of Osama bin Laden’s networks are found guilty in the [August 1998] attacks against American embassies [in Africa]. Two of the suspects are sentenced to life in prison, two get the death penalty.” – Jean-Charles Brisard and Guillaume Dasquie, Forbidden Truth, Page 154 […]
5/29/2001
Concerned about the possibility of bin Laden attacking the U.S., counterterrorism czar Richard Clarke said, in an email to National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice on May 29, 2001: ” ‘When these attacks occur, as they likely will…we will wonder what more we could have done to stop them.’ ” – Tim Weiner, Legacy of Ashes, […]
5/29/2001
On May 29, 2001, counterterrorism czar Richard “Clarke suggested to [National Security Advisor Condoleezza] Rice that she ask [CIA Director George] Tenet if there was more that could be done to preempt ‘a series of major terrorist attacks’ organized by [al Qaeda operations chief Abu] Zubayda. ‘When these attacks occur, as they likely will, we […]
5/26/2001
A SEIB (Senior Executive Intelligence Brief) headline on May 26, 2001 read: “Bin Laden’s Networks’ Plans Advancing.’ ” – Philip Shenon, The Commission, Page 152 […]
5/25/2001
Remarks by President George W. Bush at the Naval Academy Commencement: “Today, nearly one-third of our naval forces are forward-deployed overseas. The USS Constellation carrier battle group and its 10,000 sailors are plying the waters of the Persian Gulf, enforcing the no-fly zone over southern Iraq. Another 3,800 sailors and Marines stand guard nearby with the Boxer […]
5/24/2001
From a CIA intelligence report on May 24, 2001: “According to information received from a call-in to the U.S. embassy [redacted] a group presently in the United States plans to conduct a terrorist operation involving the use of high explosives.” – CIA, “A Group Presently in the United States Planning to Conduct a Terrorist Operation […]
5/24/2001
On May 24, 2001, “counterterrorism officials grappled with reports alleging plots in Yemen and Italy, as well as a report about a cell in Canada that an anonymous caller had claimed might be planning an attack against the United States.” – 9/11 Commission, The 9/11 Commission Report, Pages 255-256 […]
5/23/2001
On May 23, 2001, the BBC reported: “The sanctions [against Iraq] were designed to force Saddam Hussein to allow U.N. weapons inspectors to Iraq to ensure it did not have chemical, biological or nuclear weapons.” – “Iraq Slams New Sanctions Plan,” BBC News, May 23, 2001 […]