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- November 15, 2001: Al-Qaeda Leader Reported Killed in Bombing Raid 2001-11-15
- November 16, 2001: Some Al-Qaeda and Taliban Leaders Reportedly Escape Afghanistan 2001-11-16
- November 16, 2001: Tora Bora Battle Begins 2001-11-16
- November 18-19, 2001: Perle: US to ‘Absolutely’ Go After Iraq for 9/11 2001-11-18
- October 5-November 21, 2001: Anthrax Letters Kill Five, Heighten Terrorist Attack Fears 2001-11-21
- November 26, 2001: Defense Official Asks for ‘Team B’-Like Assessment of Terrorist Intelligence 2001-11-26
- November 28, 2001: Bin Laden Reportedly Escapes Tora Bora by Helicopter 2001-11-28
- November 28, 2001: Hijacker Associate El Motassadeq Arrested in Germany 2001-11-28
- December 4, 2001: Stratcom Report Says US Backed Some Forerunners of Al-Qaeda 2001-12-04
- December 5-17, 2001: Ground Battle for Tora Bora Rages but Is Later Called ‘Grand Charade’ 2001-12-05
- December 11, 2001: Moussaoui Indicted, Could Face Death Penalty 2001-12-11
- December 12, 2001: Dubious Cease-Fire Gives Al-Qaeda Chance to Escape Tora Bora 2001-12-12
- December 14, 2001: Two US-Based Charities Are Shut Down for Links to Al-Qaeda and Other Militant Groups 2001-12-14
- December 17, 2001: US Declares Victory at Tora Bora; Afghan War Considered Over 2001-12-17
- December 19, 2001: Sufaat Arrested, May Hold Key to 9/11-Crop Duster Mystery 2001-12-19
- December 24, 2001-January 23, 2002: Reporter Daniel Pearl Investigates Sensitive Topics in Pakistan 2001-12-24
- December 26, 2001: Bin Laden Allegedly Dies of Lung Problems 2001-12-26
- January 6, 2002: Shoe Bomber Is Believed to Be Involved with Pakistani Jihadists 2002-01-06
- January 8, 2002: Intensive Search for Bin Laden and Mullah Omar in Afghanistan Comes to a Halt 2002-01-08
- January 18, 2002: Pakistani President Says Bin Laden Probably Dead 2002-01-18
- January 23, 2002: Reporter Daniel Pearl Is Kidnapped While Investigating the ISI 2002-01-23
- January 23, 2002: Bin Al-Shibh’s Failed Effort to Get Passport Indicates Al-Qaeda and Ansar Al-Islam Are Not Cooperating 2002-01-23
- January 25, 2002: Powell, State Department Sidelined in Decision to Abandon Geneva Conventions in Interrogations 2002-01-25
- February 5, 2002: Saeed Sheikh Secretly Turns Himself In to His ISI Bosses 2002-02-05
- February 6, 2002 and After: Western Media Largely Ignores Links between Saeed Sheikh, ISI, and 9/11 2002-02-06
- February 7, 2002: Key Al-Qaeda Safe House in Karachi, Pakistan Is Shut Down 2002-02-07
- February 13, 2002: Al-Qaeda Stops Using Monitored Communications Hub after Shootout 2002-02-13
- February 25, 2002: Taliban Defector Aware of ISI-Al-Qaeda Links Is Ignored by CIA 2002-02-25
- March 2-13, 2002: Taliban and Al-Qaeda Forces Evade Encirclement Again 2002-03-02
- March 10, 2002: Ridge Says FBI Can’t Find Any Al-Qaeda Cells in US 2002-03-10
- March 14, 2002: US Indicts Saeed Sheikh for Murder of Daniel Pearl 2002-03-14
- February-March 28, 2002: Intelligence Leads to Al-Qaeda Leader Abu Zubaida’s Location; Accounts Differ 2002-03-28
- March 28, 2002: Alleged Member of Hamburg Al-Qaeda Cell Is Arrested with Abu Zubaida, Sent to Guantanamo 2002-03-28
- March 28, 2002: Al-Qaeda Leader Zubaida Is Captured 2002-03-28
- Shortly After March 28, 2002: Captured Al-Qaeda Leader Zubaida Is Interrogated by CIA Using Non-Torture Methods 2002-03-28
- April 5, 2002: Saeed Shaikh Tried in Secret 2002-04-05
- September 2001 - April 9, 2002: Young British Muslim Detained on Suspicion of Terrorism 2002-04-09
- April 11, 2002: KSM Connected to New Bombing in Tunisia 2002-04-11
- April 15, 2002: Video of 9/11 Hijacker Vowing to Be a Martyr in US ‘Heartland’ Is Released; Video Implies Al-Qaeda Was Behind 9/11 Attacks 2002-04-15
- April 17, 2002: Failure to Capture Bin Laden in Afghan War Is Called ‘Gravest Error’ 2002-04-17
- April 19, 2002: FBI Director Improbably Claims Hijacker Computer Use Offered No Evidence 2002-04-19
- April 23, 2002: Spain Arrests Alleged Al-Qaeda Financier 2002-04-23
- April 25, 2002: British Government Officials Contradict One Another on Al-Qaeda Links to Iraq 2002-04-25
- May 7, 2002: Sloppy Israeli Spy Ring Could Have Been Smoke Screen 2002-05-07
- May 8, 2002: War in Afghanistan Called ‘All But Won’ 2002-05-08
- May 8, 2002: Pakistani Militants Kill 14 in Karachi, Mostly French 2002-05-08
- May 15, 2002: Bush’s ‘Bin Laden Determined to Strike in US’ Warning Is Leaked to Public 2002-05-15
- May 17, 2002: CIA Counterterrorism Head Fired for Criticizing Failure to Capture Bin Laden 2002-05-17
- May 20-24, 2002: Flurry of Government Terrorist Warnings Given at Politically Suspicious Time 2002-05-20
- May 21-22, 2002: Prisoner Told FBI of Imminent Al-Qaeda Attacks before 9/11 2002-05-21