Lawrence Wright
Events (14)
- December 1, 1996-June 1997: Russian Arrest of Zawahiri Brings Islamic Jihad and Al-Qaeda Closer Together 1996-12-01
- August 20, 1998: US Fails to Launch Aircraft to Locate Bin Laden and Al-Zawahiri Ahead of Missile Strike 1998-08-20
- May 9, 2011: US Releases ‘Pathetic’ Videos of Bin Laden 2011-05-09
- April 2001:ColeInvestigator Again Asks for Malaysia Information, CIA Again Reveals Nothing
- May 1986: Bin Laden Leads Arab Fighters into Afghanistan, but Mission Ends in Failure
- May 1987: Bin Laden-Led Force Holds Out against Soviets at Battle of Lion’s Den, Wins Big Propaganda Victory
- July 2001: CIA Rejects Third FBI Request for Malaysia Summit Information
- Early April 2001: CIA Meets Northern Alliance Leader in Paris, Receives Warning of Major Al-Qaeda Attack
- After February 2002: US Intelligence Communtiy Monitors Journalist Researching Al-Qaeda, US Intelligence Failures before 9/11
- Mid-May 2001: CIA Assigns Officer to Examine Malaysia Summit in Her Free Time
- Late November 2000: FBI Formally Asks CIA about Al-Qaeda Leader and Possible Meeting in Southeast Asia, but Gets No Answer
- Spring-Summer 2000: Calls between 9/11 Hijacker in San Diego and Al-Qaeda Communications Hub Intercepted by NSA
- 2006 and After: Some FBI Agents Believe CIA and Saudi Intelligence Attempted to Recruit Hijackers Almihdhar and Alhazmi
- Mid-May 2001: CIA Withholds Photo of Al-Qaeda Leader from FBI