“In my first public testimony during the new [Bush] administration, in February [7] 2001, I [then-CIA Director George Tenet] told the Senate that ‘The threat from terrorism is real, it is immediate, and it is evolving. …[A]s we have increased security around government and military facilities, terrorists are seeking out ‘softer’ targets that provide opportunities […]
2/7/2001
In his public testimony on February 7, 2001, CIA Director George Tenet said: ” ‘Usama bin Ladin and his global network of lieutenants and associates remain the most immediate and serious threat [to U.S. security]. Since 1998, Bin Ladin has declared all US citizens legitimate targets of attack. As shown by the bombing of our […]
2/7/2001
Former CIA Director George Tenet wrote: “In my first public testimony during the new [Bush] administration in February [7] 2001, I told the Senate that ‘The threat from terrorism is real, it is immediate, and it is evolving. …[A]s we have increased security around government and military facilities, terrorists are seeking out ‘softer’ targets that […]
2/7/2001
According to testimony of al Qaeda defector Jamal al-Fadl, on February 7, 2001, “al-Qaeda was as globally minded as any other international company. To facilitate business, the group maintained accounts at banks in Cyprus, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Dubai, Vienna, and London.” – Peter Bergen, Holy War, Inc., Page 83 […]
2/7/2001
“In testimony delivered on February 7, 2001, for the first time the CIA Director [George Tenet] listed al Qaeda first [among the dangers listed on the CIA’s annual threat assessment].” – Steve Coll, Ghost Wars, Page 661 […]
2/7/2001
“On February 7 [2001], CIA director George Tenet testified in Congress that ‘Osama bin Laden and his global network of lieutenants and associates remain the most immediate and serious threat’ to American security.” – Craig Unger, House of Bush, House of Saud, Pages 227-228 […]
2/6/2001
According to testimony of al Qaeda defector Jamal al-Fadl on February 6, 2001, “Bin Laden and his followers became increasingly radicalized during their time in Sudan. Essam Deraz [an Egyptian journalist who was periodically with bin Laden for 3 years] says this was due in part to the presence around bin Laden of many angry […]
2/6/2001
Per the testimony of al Qaeda defector Jamal al-Fadl, on February 6, 2001, “Al-Qaeda’s Afghan training camps have also attracted a rainbow coalition of Jordanians, Turks, Palestinians, Iraqis, Saudis, Sudanese, Moroccans, Omanis, Tunisians, Tanzanians, Malaysians, Bangladeshis, Indians, Filipinos, Chechens, Uzbeks, Tajiks, Chinese Uighurs, Burmese, Germans, Swedes, French, Britons, Arab-Americans, and African-Americans. The graduates of those […]
2/6/2001
According to the February 6, 2001, testimony of al Qaeda defector Jamal al-Fadl in the federal trial of al Qaeda members for the African U.S. embassy bombings: “At one point bin Laden wired $210,000 to a contact in Texas to purchase and import a private jet to shuttle cargo, including weapons, between Pakistan and Sudan.” […]
2/6/2001
During his testimony given on February 6, 2001, in the East African embassy bombing trial, al Qaeda defector Jamal al-Fadl cited an undated fatwa by Osama bin Laden, whose text is no longer extant, that read: ” ‘…we cannot let the American army stay in the Gulf area and take our oil, take our money, […]