Michael Scheuer
Events (62)
- Shortly After April 9, 1994: Bin Laden Family Publicly Disowns Osama 1994-04-09
- July 19, 1995: Bin Laden’s Brother-in-Law Khalifa Set Free in Jordan 1995-07-19
- July 18, 1996: State Department Calls Afghanistan an ‘Ideal Haven’ for Bin Laden 1996-07-18
- Shortly Before August 21, 1997: Expert FBI Agent Not Allowed to Join Al-Qaeda Raid 1997-08-21
- 1997-May 29, 1998: US Creates Plan to Capture Bin Laden, but CIA Director Tenet Cancels It 1998-05-29
- August 6, 1998: Al-Qaeda Evacuates Afghanistan Training Camps in Anticipation of Immediate US Retaliation after Embassy Bombings 1998-08-06
- December 26, 1998 and After: CIA Apparently Does Not Understand It Is Authorized to Assassinate Bin Laden; Bin Laden Unit Not Informed 1998-12-26
- Shortly After February 11, 1999: Persian Gulf Politics Causes Resentment after Missed Chance at Bin Laden 1999-02-11
- February 11, 1999: Bin Laden Missile Strike Called off for Fear of Hitting Persian Gulf Royalty 1999-02-11
- September 11, 2001: White House Rejects CIA Idea to Immediately Raid Al-Qaeda Charity Fronts Around the World 2001-09-11
- September 12, 2001: Former CIA Bin Laden Unit Chief Returns, But Not Given Much to Do 2001-09-12
- (Before March 18, 2003): CIA Conducts Major Review of Iraq Intelligence; Finds No Evidence of a Link between Iraq and Al-Qaeda 2003-03-18
- August 20, 2004: CIA’s Bin Laden Unit Effectively Has Only 30 Experts 2004-08-20
- June 23, 2005 and After: Italians Issue Arrest Warrants for CIA Officers over Milan Kidnapping 2005-06-23
- September 12, 2006: US Still Has No National Intelligence Estimate on Al-Qaeda 2006-09-12
- March 15-23, 2007 and Shortly After: Media and Terrorism Analysts Respond to KSM Confession with Scepticism 2007-03-15
- April 17, 2007: Former CIA Officer: Agency Knew Terror Suspects ‘Rendered’ to Arab Countries Would be Tortured 2007-04-17
- March 20, 2008: Washington Post Promotes Myth that Intelligence Agencies Have Failed to Penetrate Al-Qaeda 2008-03-20
- February 20, 2009: Fox News Host Pushes Militia-Led Insurrection against US Government 2009-02-20
- May 5, 2009: Experts Find ‘Ticking Time Bomb’ Justification of Torture Fallacious 2009-05-05
- Shortly Before February 1996: CIA Already Aware of Term ‘Al-Qaeda’ as It Sets Up Bin Laden Unit
- February 1996-June 1999: CIA’s Bin Laden Unit Has Conflicts with CIA Superiors and Other Intelligence Agencies
- February 1996-May 1998: CIA’s Bin Laden Unit Asks NSA for Full Transcripts of Al-Qaeda Communications, NSA Refuses
- February 1999: Possible Missed Opportunity to Capture or Kill Bin Laden in Afghanistan
- April-May 1998: CIA’s Bin Laden Unit Almost Disbanded
- May 1998-May 1999: Ten Opportunities to Strike Bin Laden in One Year
- May 1999: US Intelligence Provides bin Laden’s Location; CIA Fails to Strike
- June 1999: CIA Fires Bin Laden Unit Chief, But He Refuses to Resign from Agency
- Late August 1998: NSA Defies Order to Share Raw Intelligence with Other Agencies
- September 2004: CIA Said to Have Less Operational Expertise on Al-Qaeda Now than on 9/11
- September-October 1998: CIA’s Afghan Allies Allegedly Attempt to Capture Bin Laden
- Spring 2002: Much of Al-Qaeda’s Management Council Detained in Iran, Held as Bargaining Chips with US
- December 1996-June 1999: US Military Fails to Help CIA Plan Operations Against Bin Laden
- December 1996: NSA Refuses to Share Bin Laden Phone Surveillance with Other US Intelligence Agencies
- 1980-1989: $600 Million for Afghan War Passes through Bin Laden Charity Fronts
- 1996: Attempted Supression of Bin Laden WMD Report Leads to Division between CIA’s Bin Laden Unit and CIA Leaders
- 1998: CIA Discovers Links between Arms Dealer Victor Bout, Al-Qaeda, and Taliban
- 1998: CIA Suspects Persian Gulf Royals and Arms Dealer Victor Bout Are Flying Heroin Out of Afghanistan
- Summer 1995: CIA Designs Program to Abduct Islamist Militants and Send them to Egypt
- 1997: CIA Establishes Renditions Branch, Helps with Up to 70 Renditions Before 9/11
- 1998: Diplomatic Passports Help Stifle FBI Investigation into Bin Laden Family
- After December 1996: After CIA Obtains Half of Bin Laden’s Calls Itself, NSA Still Refuses to Provide Other Half
- After December 1996: CIA Builds Own Listening Post to Obtain Half of Intelligence NSA Already Has, but Refuses to Share
- Before Summer 1995: CIA Begins Tracking Islamist Militants in Europe
- Between May and December 1996: NSA Discovers Al-Qaeda Communications Hub
- Early February 1999: $8 Billion Weapons Deal Allegedly Influences US Decision Not to Strike at Bin Laden
- Early March 2003: President Bush Finally Rejects Any Pre-War Military Strike on Al-Zarqawi’s Camp in Northern Iraq
- Early 2004: 9/11 Commission Allegedly Prevented from Naming Junior CIA Officer Responsible for Pre-9/11 Failure by Threats from Senior CIA Officials
- February 1996: CIA Forms New Counterterrorism Bin Laden Unit
- Early 1997: CIA Unit Determines Bin Laden Is Serious Threat, But Cooperation Is Poor