“In a little publicized interview in Arabic [on June 10, 1999], bin Laden explained the reason for targeting America’s embassies in East Africa. ‘The Nairobi embassy was actually six embassies combined in one,’ he said. ‘The brutal U.S. invasion of Somalia kicked off from there. Some 13,000 from among our brothers, women, and sons in […]
6/8/1999
On June 8, 1999, “US FBI places Osama Bin Laden on top of most wanted list and offers US 5 million dollars reward for his capture.” – Ahmed Rashid, Taliban, Page 264 […]
5/19/1999
In the UK House of Commons report released July 2016, “When UK policy towards Iraq was formally reviewed and agreed by the Ministerial Committee on Defence and Overseas Policy (DOP) in May 1999, the objectives towards Iraq were defined as: “… in the short term, to reduce the threat Saddam poses to the region including […]
5/17/1999
A declassified email sent to CIA Islamabad station chief Gary Schroen from the head of the CIA’s Bin Ladin unit Michael Scheuer was dated May 17, 1999. It reflected on the lack of proactive efforts to take out Usama Bin Ladin (UBL) after he’d been located. It read: “if/when the history of this operation [to […]
5/15/1999
The London-based International Institute of Strategic Studies (IISS) annual report in May 1999 said: ” ‘The new terrorists are likely to be more indiscriminate and more lethal than the old. Some are more sophisticated in technological, operational and other terms than earlier terrorists, and more capable of conducting operations at great distances.’ According to Colonel […]
5/14/1999
“In May [14-20] 1999, over a five-day period, several sources reported details on bin Laden’s comings and goings in and around Kandahar [Afghanistan]. This was, by consensus, the most reliable intelligence possible. The military was ready with its cruise missiles. There were three opportunities to fire on bin Laden in thirty-six hours. ‘This was in […]
5/14/1999
“It was in Kandahar [Afghanistan] that perhaps the last, and most likely the best, opportunity arose for targeting Bin Ladin with cruise missiles before 9.11. In May [14-20] 1999, CIA assets in Afghanistan reported on Bin Ladin’s location in and around Kandahar over the course of five days and nights. The reporting was detailed and […]
5/13/1999
On March 19, 2004, Director of Central Intelligence George Tenet released a top secret report. Regarding the surveillance of Usama Bin Ladin, it read: “In May 1999, the military again contemplated a cruise missile strike against Bin Ladin in the Qandahar [Afghanistan] area. [Redacted] we intensely tracked and reported on Bin Ladin’s whereabouts for almost […]
4/24/1999
U.K. Prime Minister Tony Blair made a speech in Chicago on April 24, 1999, in which he said: ” ‘If we want a world ruled by law and by international cooperation then we have to support the UN as its central pillar.’ ” – Robin Cook, The Point of Departure, Page 297 […]
4/15/1999
“In a [April 1999] memo found on a computer in Kabul [Afghanistan], [al Qaeda second-in-command] Ayman al-Zawahiri observed that ‘the destructive power of these [biological] weapons is no less than that of nuclear weapons.’ Al-Zawahiri, himself a surgeon, goes on to regret the group’s late start in this area and confesses that ‘despite their extreme […]