White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan said: “That very first Monday [of President Bush’s first term January 22, 2001], the New York Times, citing a new internal U.S. government intelligence estimate, ran a front-page story about Iraq rebuilding factories ‘that the United States has long suspected of producing chemical and biological weapons, according to senior […]
1/20/2001
-George W. Bush – Republican president inaugurated -Richard B. Cheney – Vice President – […]
1/20/2001
“There were more than 40 intelligence articles in the PDBs [President’s Daily Brief] from January 20 to September 10, 2001, that related to Bin Ladin.” – 9/11 Commission, The 9/11 Commission Report, Page 254 […]
1/19/2001
Central Command leader General Tommy Franks met with Pakistani leader Pervez Musharraf on January 19, 2001. ” ‘We have no choice but to work with the Taliban,’ he [Musharraf] said. ‘I can assure you that we dislike their extremism, but they brought stability to Afghanistan and ended the bloodshed after the Soviets left. We must […]
1/18/2001
“On January 18, 2001, two days before he [former CEO of Halliburton, Vice President-elect Dick Cheney] took the oath of office, he and his wife [Lynne] signed an irrevocable ‘gift of trust agreement,’ in which they divested ‘themselves of any and all economic benefit’ from the stock options [that were deferred payments from Halliburton]. As […]
1/18/2001
“A copy of the nine-page ‘Gift Administration Agreement,’ dated Jan. 18, 2001 [two days prior to taking office]…shows that [incoming Vice President] Dick Cheney divested himself of stock options from Halliburton, EDS [Electronic Data Systems], AT&T, AT&T Wireless, Comcast, and Proctor & Gamble.” – Barton Gellman, Angler, Page 414 […]
1/16/2001
” ‘The role of Afghanistan is now absolutely clear,’ said Michael A. Sheehan, the former coordinator of the State Department’s Office of Counterterrorism. …’Every Islamic militant we’ve looked at goes scurrying back there for sanctuary. Afghanistan, and to a lesser extent Iran, are the only major sanctuaries left.’ ” – Judith Miller, “Holy Warriors: Killing […]
1/16/2001
According to a congressional report of January 16, 2001: ” ‘NSA [National Security Agency] is…not well-positioned to analyze developments among the assortment of terrorist groups.’ ” – James Bamford, A Pretext for War, Page 116 […]
1/16/2001
Taliban leader Mullah Mohammad “Omar wrote the Pakistani leader [Pervez Musharraf] a private letter on January 16, 2001, urging him to ‘enforce Islamic law…step by step’ in order to appease Pakistan’s religious parties. Otherwise, there could be ‘instability’ in the country. ‘This is our advice and message based on Islamic ideology,’ Omar warned. ‘Otherwise you […]
1/15/2001
“In Bamiyan Province [Afghanistan], home to the minority Hazaras, the Taliban massacred at least 170 innocent civilians in January 2001.” [The 15th of the month used for date sorting purposes only.] – George W. Bush, Decision Points, Pages 186-187 […]