“In a May 10, 2001, letter to his department heads, Attorney General John Ashcroft set forth seven ‘strategic goals’ of his Department of Justice, and fighting terrorism was not one of them.” – Vincent Bugliosi, The Prosecution of George W. Bush for Murder, Page 183 […]
5/9/2001
“On May 9, 2001, [Attorney General John] Ashcroft testified before Congress that ‘the Department of Justice has no higher priority’ than fighting terrorism.” – Vincent Bugliosi, The Prosecution of George W. Bush for Murder, Page 183 […]
5/8/2001
“Back in May [8] 2001, [President] Bush had with great fanfare charged [Vice President Dick] Cheney with overseeing a ‘national effort’ to coordinate all federal programs for responding to domestic attacks in league with a new Office of National Preparedness at FEMA [Federal Emergency Management Agency]… The vice president had publicized this assignment from the […]
5/8/2001
“On May 8 [2001], [President] Bush publicly announced that [Vice President Dick] Cheney would be leading a comprehensive review of U.S. government homeland security, which the official White House statement described as an effort to ensure ‘domestic preparedness against weapons of mass destruction.’ The president noted that an increasing number of terrorist-friendly countries had acquired […]
5/8/2001
“On May 8 [2001], [President] Bush announced the new Office of National Preparedness for terrorism at the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Bush also said [Vice President Dick] Cheney would direct planning for ‘consequence management’ of a domestic attack, adding, ‘I will periodically chair a meeting of the National Security Council to review these efforts.’ He […]
5/7/2001
“On May 8 [2001], [President] Bush asked him [Dick Cheney] to conduct a thorough review of homeland security, an area that had long interested the vice president. His experience with continuity-of-government exercises had convinced Cheney the country was ill-prepared for what he saw was the gathering threat of biological and chemical weapons. It was an […]
5/7/2001
In a New Yorker article on May 7, 2001, Vice President Dick Cheney said: ” ‘In terms of the threats to the United States, the terrorism of various kinds, probably intelligence is your first line of defense. …You need to have very robust intelligence capability if you’re going to uncover threats to the U.S., and […]
5/5/2001
“In 1993, Chevron named a [oil] supertanker after her, the 129,000-ton SS Condoleezza Rice. But in the face of criticism about the Bush administration’s ties to big oil–including a suit against Chevron charging human rights abuses in Nigeria–the company quietly renamed the tanker the Altair Voyager in the spring of 2001 [according to a San […]
5/5/2001
In early May [2001], a walk-in to the FBI claimed there was a plan to launch attacks on London, Boston, and New York…” [The 5th of the month used for date sorting purposes only.] – 9/11 Commission, The 9/11 Commission Report, Pages 255-256 […]
5/5/2001
“In early May [2001], a program called Visa Express began in Saudi Arabia, making it easier for Saudi nationals to get U.S. travel permits. Five of the 9/11 hijackers took advantage of the program…” [The 5th of the month used for date sorting purposes only.] – Peter Lance, 1000 Years For Revenge, Page 403 […]