Osama Bin Laden
Events (900)
- April 15, 1998: Libya Issues First Arrest Warrant for Bin Laden 1998-04-15
- April 17, 1998: US Official Meets with Taliban; Promote Afghan Pipeline 1998-04-17
- May 26, 1998: Bin Laden Promises to Bring Jihad to US 1998-05-26
- Shortly Before May 26, 1998: US Fails to Exploit Advance Notice of Bin Laden’s Only Press Conference 1998-05-26
- May 26, 1998: Future Embassy Bomber Photographed at Bin Laden Press Conference 1998-05-26
- May 28, 1998: Bin Laden Wants to Use Missiles Against US Aircraft; Possibly Given Doctored Phone Battery 1998-05-28
- 1997-May 29, 1998: US Creates Plan to Capture Bin Laden, but CIA Director Tenet Cancels It 1998-05-29
- June 8, 1998: Grand Jury Issues Sealed Indictment Against Bin Laden and Others 1998-06-08
- June 12, 1998: State Department Issues Warning of Bin Laden Attack, but Not in Africa 1998-06-12
- August 4-19, 1998: US Refuses Extradition of Two Embassy Bombers 1998-08-04
- August 4-25, 1998: Embassy Bomber’s Arrest Points to Vital Al-Qaeda Communications Hub 1998-08-04
- July 29-August 7, 1998: NSA Listens to Surge of Phone Calls about Upcoming Embassy Bombings; No Warnings Are Given 1998-08-07
- After August 7, 1998: Former Army Ranger Devises Plan to Assassinate Bin Laden 1998-08-07
- August 19, 1998: CIA Learns Bin Laden’s Travel Plans before Missile Strike 1998-08-19
- August 20, 1998: Al-Zawahiri Denies Responsibility for Embassy Bombing 1998-08-20
- August 20, 1998: ISI Alerts Bin Laden and Taliban to US Missile Strike 1998-08-20
- Shortly After August 20, 1998: Pakistani Army Secretly Hides Bin Laden to Help Taliban 1998-08-20
- August 20, 1998: US Fails to Launch Aircraft to Locate Bin Laden and Al-Zawahiri Ahead of Missile Strike 1998-08-20
- Late 1996-August 20, 1998: US Intelligence Monitors Charity Tied to Al-Qaeda Cell in Kenya 1998-08-20
- August 23, 1998: US Warns Taliban of Bin Laden’s Activities but Fails to Provide Detailed Evidence 1998-08-23
- August 27, 1998: Clarke’s Delenda Plan to Combat Al-Qaeda Is Prepared 1998-08-27
- August 20-September 2, 1998: US Not Interested in Two Apparent Embassy Bombers Held in Sudan; Pakistani ISI Lets Them Escape 1998-09-02
- Shortly After September 15, 1998: US Investigators Find Mention of ‘Joint Venture’ between Al-Qaeda and Texas Charity 1998-09-15
- September 20, 1998: Important Al-Qaeda Leader Arrested in Germany 1998-09-20
- September 23, 1998: US Administration Officials Confirm No Direct Bin Laden Link to Sudanese Factory 1998-09-23
- Early 1994-September 23, 1998: Bin Laden’s London Representative Helps Al-Qaeda Cells Despite Being Heavily Monitored 1998-09-23
- October 8, 1998: FAA Warns of Al-Qaeda Threat to US Civil Aviation 1998-10-08
- October 14, 1998: ’Poised Response’ Exercise Prepares for Bin Laden Attack on Washington 1998-10-14
- October 16, 1998: DIA Report Details Bin Laden’s Chechen Connections 1998-10-16
- October 19, 1998: US Officials Aware Some Saudi Royalty Are Funding Bin Laden 1998-10-19
- November 4, 1998: US Issues Public Indictment of Bin Laden, Others for Embassy Bombings 1998-11-04
- (October 25-November 20, 1998): Bin Laden Tried by Taliban for Embassy Bombings, Set Free After US Does Not Provide Much Evidence 1998-11-20
- November 28, 1998: Taliban Hints at Possible Expulsion of Bin Laden 1998-11-28
- December 1, 1998: Bin Laden Actively Planning Attacks Inside US 1998-12-01
- December 4, 1998: CIA Director Issues Ineffective Declaration of War on Al-Qaeda 1998-12-04
- December 4, 1998: Clinton Warned ‘Bin Laden Preparing to Hijack US Aircraft’ Inside US 1998-12-04
- December 18-20, 1998: US Locates Bin Laden but Declines to Strike 1998-12-18
- December 21, 1998: Bin Laden May Be Planning Attacks on New York and Washington 1998-12-21
- December 22, 1998: Bin Laden Takes Credit for ‘Instigating’ Embassy Bombings 1998-12-22
- December 22, 1998: Bin Laden Thanks Pakistani Government Departments for Their Assistance 1998-12-22
- December 24, 1998: President Clinton Signs Order Authorizing the Assassination of Bin Laden 1998-12-24
- January 17, 1999: Large Number of Mujaheddin Entering Albania 1999-01-17
- February 11, 1999: Bin Laden Missile Strike Called off for Fear of Hitting Persian Gulf Royalty 1999-02-11
- February 15, 1999: Philippine Charities Exposed for Passing Money from Bin Laden to Militant Group, But Remain in Operation 1999-02-15
- March 19, 1999: Bombing in Russian Market Near Chechnya Kills Fifty 1999-03-19
- June 7, 1999: Bin Laden Finally Makes FBI’s 10 Most Wanted 1999-06-07
- June 24, 1999: CIA Director Gives Congress Secret Warning Bin Laden Planning Attacks in US 1999-06-24
- July 4, 1999: Executive Order Issued Against Taliban 1999-07-04
- July 14, 1999: Pakistani ISI Agent Promises Attack on WTC in Recorded Conversation 1999-07-14
- August 17, 1999: Arms Merchants Seek Nuclear Materials in US; Report Is Sanitized 1999-08-17