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Events (317)

• July 11, 1997: George Tenet Becomes New Director of CIA 1997-07-11
• September 18, 1997: CIA Gives Awards to 50 Former Officers to Mark Anniversary 1997-09-18
• 1997-May 29, 1998: US Creates Plan to Capture Bin Laden, but CIA Director Tenet Cancels It 1998-05-29
• November 4, 1998: US Issues Public Indictment of Bin Laden, Others for Embassy Bombings 1998-11-04
• December 4, 1998: CIA Director Issues Ineffective Declaration of War on Al-Qaeda 1998-12-04
• After December 4, 1998: Following CIA Director Tenet’s Declaration of War, His Deputy Chairs Single Meeting; No Strategic Plan Drafted 1998-12-04
• June 24, 1999: CIA Director Gives Congress Secret Warning Bin Laden Planning Attacks in US 1999-06-24
• December 8, 1999: CIA Concludes that Bin Laden Plans Many Imminent Attacks, Including Some inside US 1999-12-08
• December 11, 1999: Watch List Importance Is Stressed but Procedures Are Not Followed 1999-12-11
• January 6-9, 2000: Top CIA and Clinton Cabinet Officials Repeatedly Briefed about Al-Qaeda Summit in Malaysia 2000-01-06
• February 2, 2000: CIA Director Tells Public that Bin Laden Is Planning ‘Further Blows Against America’ 2000-02-02
• Shortly After October 12, 2000: US Decides Against Immediate Counterstrike on Al-Qaeda afterColeBombing 2000-10-12
• After October 12, 2000: Clinton Administration Sets High Threshold for Response toColeBombing 2000-10-12
• December 18, 2000: CIA Director Warns Clinton of Increased Risk that Al-Qaeda Could Attack in Coming Weeks 2000-12-18
• December 29, 2000: CIA Develops ‘Blue Sky’ Plan to Increase Support to Massoud, Strike Bin Laden 2000-12-29
• January 21, 2001: Bush Administration Takes Over; Many Have Oil Industry Connections 2001-01-21
• January 30, 2001: First National Security Council Meeting Focuses on Iraq and Israel, Not Terrorism 2001-01-30
• February 1, 2001: Rumsfeld Wants to Get Rid of Hussein in Iraq; Envisions Iraq After Hussein Is Gone 2001-02-01
• 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
• May 8-10, 2001: Senate Hearings Discuss Possibility of Terrorist Attack in the US 2001-05-08
• May 29, 2001: Counterterrorism ‘Tsar’ Clarke Asks for More to Be Done to Stop Expected Al-Qaeda Attacks 2001-05-29
• May 30, 2001: CIA Leaders Warn Rice about Expected Al-Qaeda Attack 2001-05-30
• June 22, 2001: CIA Warns of Imminent Al-Qaeda Suicide Attack 2001-06-22
• 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
• April 23-June 29, 2001: 9/11 ‘Muscle’ Hijackers Arrive in US at This Time or Earlier 2001-06-29
• 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
• July 5, 2001: CIA Warns Attorney General Ashcroft of Imminent, Multiple Attacks from Al-Qaeda 2001-07-05
• Shortly After July 5, 2001: Warning from Urgent Meeting Is Not Shared within Domestic Agencies 2001-07-05
• July 10, 2001: CIA Director Tenet Briefed about Al-Qaeda; Urgent White House Meeting Results 2001-07-10
• July 10, 2001: Urgent CIA Request for Funds to Immediately Deal with Bin Laden Is Denied 2001-07-10
• July 10, 2001: CIA Director Gives Urgent Warning to White House of Imminent, Multiple, Simultaneous Al-Qaeda Attacks, Possibly Within US 2001-07-10
• July 13, 2001: Bush Administration Again Denies CIA Expanded Authority to Assassinate Bin Laden 2001-07-13
• July 24, 2001: King of Jordan Offers to Send Troops to Eliminate Al-Qaeda in Afghanistan; US Not Immediately Interested 2001-07-24
• July 27, 2001: National Security Adviser Rice Briefed on Terrorist Threats, Advised to Keep Ready 2001-07-27
• August 17, 2001: Department of Energy Scientists Dispute CIA Assessment that Aluminum Tubes Were Intended for Nuclear Program 2001-08-17
• (August 20, 2001): 9/11 Hijacker Atta Announces Approximate Date of Attack in E-mail to Bin Al-Shibh in Germany 2001-08-20
• August 23, 2001: CIA Director Tenet Told of Moussaoui, but Does Not Inform White House and Takes No Action 2001-08-23
• August 30, 2001: CIA Officer Expresses Frustration at FBI’s Inaction on Moussaoui, Predicts Suicide Hijacking in US 2001-08-30
• September 1-8, 2001: Tenet Briefs Bush Six More Times, Fails to Mention Moussaoui, Alhazmi, or Almihdhar 2001-09-01
• September 4, 2001: Cabinet-Rank Advisers Discuss Terrorism, Approve Revised Version of Clarke’s Eight Month-Old-Plan 2001-09-04
• September 4-5, 2001: FBI Agent Fails to Conduct Simple Credit Card Check that Could Have Stopped 9/11 Attacks 2001-09-04
• September 4-11, 2001: ISI Director Visits Washington for Mysterious Meetings 2001-09-04
• September 4, 2001: Debate Heats Up Over Using Armed Predator Drone Against Bin Laden; Decision Again Delayed 2001-09-04
• September 9, 2001: CIA Director Meets ISI Director about Bin Laden Issue 2001-09-09
• January 20-September 10, 2001: President Bush Briefed on Al-Qaeda over 40 Times 2001-09-10
• August 22-September 10, 2001: Unclear If Bin Laden Unit Briefs Top CIA Management about 9/11 Hijacker Almihdhar’s Presence in US; Unit Chief Knows He Is Likely Attacker 2001-09-10
• August 16-September 10, 2001: FBI Fails to Inform Own Director of Moussaoui Case 2001-09-10