Osama Bin Laden

Events (900)

• June 12, 2001: Sting Operation Exposes Al-Qaeda, ISI, and Drug Connections; Investigators Face Obstacles to Learn More 2001-06-12
• June 13, 2001: Egypt Warns that Bin Laden Wants to Assassinate President Bush with an Explosives-Filled Airplane 2001-06-13
• June 13, 2001: Counterterrorism Is Not Part of President Bush’s Defense Plan 2001-06-13
• June 19, 2001: Bin Laden Calls for ‘Blood and Destruction’ and Tells Followers to ‘Penetrate America and Israel’ 2001-06-19
• June 20, 2001: Time Magazine Mentions Al-Qaeda Planning to Use Planes as Weapons 2001-06-20
• June 21, 2001: Senior Al-Qaeda Officials Say Important Surprises Coming Soon 2001-06-21
• June 23, 2001: White House Warned ‘Bin Laden Attacks May Be Imminent’ 2001-06-23
• June 29, 2001: Surveillance Indicates Al-Qaeda Will Attack Genoa Summit with Multiple Planes 2001-06-29
• Between June 24 and June 30, 2001: Reporter Describes the Signs that Bin Laden Intends to Conduct an Attack in the US 2001-06-30
• June 30, 2001: White House Warned ‘Bin Laden Planning High-Profile Attacks’ 2001-06-30
• July 1, 2001: Senators Publicly Warn ‘Major Probability’ of Terrorist Attack within Three Months 2001-07-01
• July 2, 2001: Osama bin Laden Periodically Undergoes Dialysis with Approval of the ISI 2001-07-02
• July 3, 2001: US Intelligence Hears Bin Laden Promise that Attack Is Near 2001-07-03
• Between June 1 and July 4, 2001: 9/11 Hijacker Almihdhar Allegedly Tells Cousin about Upcoming 9/11 Attacks, Says There Will Be Five 2001-07-04
• July 4-14, 2001: Bin Laden Reportedly Receives Lifesaving Treatment in Dubai, Said to Meet with CIA While There 2001-07-04
• July 5, 2001: Bush Asks for Reports on Domestic Terror Threats 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 10, 2001: FBI Agent Sends Memo Warning that Unusual Number of Muslim Extremists Are Learning to Fly in Arizona 2001-07-10
• July 11, 2001: Assistant FBI Director Predicts Terrorist Attack in the US 2001-07-11
• July 13, 2001: Bush Administration Again Denies CIA Expanded Authority to Assassinate Bin Laden 2001-07-13
• July 14, 2001: NEADS Personnel Are Briefed on the Threat Posed by Bin Laden 2001-07-14
• July 16, 2001: New York Taxi Driver Tells of E-mails Warning Imminent al-Qaeda Attack on New York and Washington 2001-07-16
• July 21, 2001: US Official Threatens Possible Military Action Against Taliban by October if Pipeline Is Not Pursued 2001-07-21
• August 4-30, 2001: Bush Nearly Sets Record for Longest Presidential Vacation 2001-08-04
• August 4, 2001: Air Defense Exercise Involves the Scenario of Bin Laden Using a Drone Aircraft to Attack Washington 2001-08-04
• August 6, 2001: Bush Misled on Number and Extent of FBI’s Bin Laden Investigations 2001-08-06
• August 6, 2001: Bush Receives Briefing Titled ‘Bin Laden Determined to Strike in US’ 2001-08-06
• August 7, 2001: Version of Bush’s Al-Qaeda Briefing Is Incomplete, Poorly Distributed 2001-08-07
• August 17, 2001: US Plan to Snatch Bin Laden Foiled After It Is Leaked to Media 2001-08-17
• August 22, 2001: US and Pakistan Negotiate to Capture or Kill Bin Laden 2001-08-22
• August 25, 2001: Bin Laden Publicly Hints at Attack on US 2001-08-25
• August 28-30, 2001: US Politicians Visit Pakistan and Discuss Bin Laden 2001-08-28
• August 29, 2001: FBI Wrongly Opens Intelligence Investigation to Find 9/11 Hijacker Almihdhar, despite Protests that ‘Someday Somebody Will Die’ as a Result 2001-08-29
• August 30, 2001: Bin Laden Reportedly Named Commander of Afghanistan Army 2001-08-30
• August 31, 2001: Head of Saudi Arabia’s Intelligence Service Is Replaced 2001-08-31
• September 4, 2001: Counterterrorism ‘Tsar’ Clarke Memo: Imagine Hundreds of Dead Due to Government Inaction 2001-09-04
• September 4-11, 2001: ISI Director Visits Washington for Mysterious Meetings 2001-09-04
• September 5-8, 2001: Raid on Arab Web Hosting Company Precedes 9/11 Attacks 2001-09-05
• September 6, 2001: Bin Laden Allegedly Informed of Exact Attack Date 2001-09-06
• September 7-10, 2001: Dubai Banker Claims Al-Qaeda Agent Speculates on Airline and Blue-Chip Stocks 2001-09-07
• September 7-11, 2001: Some 9/11 Hijackers Sleep with Prostitutes 2001-09-07
• September 9, 2001: Northern Alliance Leader Massoud Is Assassinated in Anticipation of 9/11 Attack 2001-09-09
• September 9, 2001: Osama Tells His Stepmother that Big News Will Come in Two Days 2001-09-09
• September 9, 2001: CIA Director Meets ISI Director about Bin Laden Issue 2001-09-09
• September 9, 2001: New York Times Reports Bin Laden ‘Promises More Attacks’; Article Will Be Removed Shortly After 9/11 2001-09-09
• January 20-September 10, 2001: Bush Administration Sees Rogue States with Missiles as Top Security Threat instead of Al-Qaeda 2001-09-10
• January 1996-September 10, 2001: Canada Takes No Action Against Founding Al-Qaeda Leader, Despite Evidence Against Him 2001-09-10
• Early June-September 10, 2001: Armed Drone Ready to Hit Bin Laden, but Bureacratic Concerns Prevent Its Use 2001-09-10