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• April 24, 2000: KSM and Other Al-Qaeda Figures Put on New US Domestic ‘No-Fly’ List 2000-04-24
• June 29, 2000-September 18, 2000: Hijackers Receive $100,000 in Funding from United Arab Emirates Location 2000-06-29
• July 26, 2000: FBI Official Tells Congress the Threat of Terrorism in the US Is Low 2000-07-26
• August 12, 2000: Italian Intelligence Wiretap of Al-Qaeda Cell Reveals Plan for Massive Aircraft-based Strike 2000-08-12
• September 21, 2000: Al-Qaeda Leaders Vow to ‘Spill Blood’ to Free ‘Blind Sheikh’ 2000-09-21
• October 12, 2000: USS Cole Bombed by Al-Qaeda 2000-10-12
• Shortly After October 12, 2000: US Decides Against Immediate Counterstrike on Al-Qaeda afterColeBombing 2000-10-12
• Late December 1999-October 12, 2000: FBI Investigation in Ireland Leads to Clues aboutColeBombing 2000-10-12
• After October 12, 2000: Bin Laden Allegedly Rebuffs Iranian Overtures; Iran Permits Al-Qaeda Transit 2000-10-12
• November 7, 2000: Plans to Target Bin Laden Delayed Pending 2000 Election 2000-11-07
• July 20-November 18, 2000: 9/11 Hijacker Alhazmi Receives Overseas Calls from Man Linked to Al-Qaeda Safe House 2000-11-18
• December 20, 2000: Clarke Plan to Neutralize Al-Qaeda Deferred Pending Administration Transition 2000-12-20
• December 25-26, 2000: German Police Foil Al-Qaeda Plot to Bomb Crowded Market in Strasbourg, France 2000-12-25
• December 29, 2000: CIA Develops ‘Blue Sky’ Plan to Increase Support to Massoud, Strike Bin Laden 2000-12-29
• January 3, 2001: Richard Clarke Briefs Condoleezza Rice on Al-Qaeda Threat 2001-01-03
• January 5, 2001: French Report Al-Qaeda Plan to Hijack Plane Possibly Headed to US; CIA Apparently Informed 2001-01-05
• January 24, 2001: Italians Hear of Brothers Going to US for ‘Very, Very Secret’ Plan, Other Clues 2001-01-24
• January 25, 2001: Clarke Presents Plan to Roll Back Al-Qaeda, but Response Is Delayed 2001-01-25
• January 25, 2001: Clarke Warns Rice Al-Qaeda Cells Are Inside US and Are ‘Major Threat’ 2001-01-25
• January 27, 2001: Confirmation of Al-Qaeda’s Role in USSColeBombing Triggers No Immediate US Response 2001-01-27
• February 7, 2001: CIA Director Tenet Publicly Warns Congress that Bin Laden’s Network Is ‘Most Immediate and Serious Threat’ to US Interests 2001-02-07
• February 7, 2001: Tenet Testifies that CIA Has No Evidence of Any Iraqi WMD Program 2001-02-07
• February 9, 2001: Bin Laden’s Financial Network Supposedly Laid Bare 2001-02-09
• February 9-21, 2001: NSA Supposedly Mapped, Disrupted, and Monitored Bin Laden’s Network 2001-02-09
• February 26, 2001: Osama Attends Son’s Wedding with Other Bin Laden Family Members 2001-02-26
• March 1, 2001: Britain Finally Bans Al-Qaeda 2001-03-01
• March 7, 2001: Plan to Fight Al-Qaeda Considered, but with Little Urgency 2001-03-07
• March 7, 2001: Russia Submits Report on Bin Laden to UN Security Council, US Fails to Act on It 2001-03-07
• March 8, 2001: US Declines to Freeze Al-Qaeda’s Assets Despite Call from UN and European Union 2001-03-08
• April 1, 2001-September 10, 2001: Nearly Half of FAA’s Daily Intelligence Summaries Mention Bin Laden or Al-Qaeda; No Action is Taken 2001-04-01
• April 30, 2001: Annual Terrorism Report Says Focusing on Bin Laden Is Mistake; Pakistan and Taliban Are Criticized But Not Punished 2001-04-30
• April 30, 2001: Wolfowitz in Deputy Secretary Meeting: Who Cares About [Bin Laden]? 2001-04-30
• April 30, 2001: State Department Finds No External Terror Support from Iraqi Government 2001-04-30
• May 1, 2001-September 11, 2001: FAA Briefs Airlines on Security, But Only About Overseas Threats 2001-05-01
• May 30, 2001: CIA Leaders Warn Rice about Expected Al-Qaeda Attack 2001-05-30
• June 3, 2001-July 24, 2001: Al-Qaeda Leader Escapes Ireland Despite Being under Surveillance 2001-06-03
• June 13, 2001: Egypt Warns that Bin Laden Wants to Assassinate President Bush with an Explosives-Filled Airplane 2001-06-13
• June 13, 2001: Counterterrorism Is Not Part of President Bush’s Defense Plan 2001-06-13
• June 21, 2001: Senior Al-Qaeda Officials Say Important Surprises Coming Soon 2001-06-21
• June 22, 2001: CIA Warns of Imminent Al-Qaeda Suicide Attack 2001-06-22
• June 25, 2001: Richard Clarke Tells Condoleezza Rice that Pattern of Warnings Indicates an Upcoming Attack 2001-06-25
• June 26, 2001: State Department Issues Worldwide Caution 2001-06-26
• June 28, 2001: CIA Leaders Told Bin Laden Will Launch Spectacular Attack against US and/or Israeli Targets within Weeks 2001-06-28
• June 28, 2001: CIA Director Tenet Warns National Security Adviser Rice of Imminent Al-Qaeda Attack 2001-06-28
• June 29, 2001: Surveillance Indicates Al-Qaeda Will Attack Genoa Summit with Multiple Planes 2001-06-29
• June 30-July 1, 2001: New York Times Reporter Told Al-Qaeda Is ‘Planning Something So Big the US Will Have to Respond,’ but Fails to Publish Warning 2001-07-01
• July 2, 2001: FBI Warns Law Enforcement Agencies of Possible Al-Qaeda Attacks; Little Action Results 2001-07-02
• July 2, 2001: Osama bin Laden Periodically Undergoes Dialysis with Approval of the ISI 2001-07-02
• July 3, 2001: Rare Discussion Takes Place Between National Security Advisers on Terrorism 2001-07-03
• July 3, 2001: Tenet Makes Urgent Request for Help from Allies 2001-07-03