Radical Fundamentalist Unit

Events (30)

• July 10, 2001: FBI Agent Sends Memo Warning that Unusual Number of Muslim Extremists Are Learning to Fly in Arizona 2001-07-10
• July 27, 2001 and after: Phoenix Memo Received by FBI Headquarters; Little Action Taken in Response 2001-07-27
• (August 20, 2001 or after): Radical Fundamentalist Unit Delays Advising FAA of Moussaoui Case 2001-08-20
• (August 20, 2001): FBI Headquarters Opens Informal Communication Channel with CIA over Moussaoui 2001-08-20
• August 20, 2001 and After: Key Justice Department Unit Not Consulted about Moussaoui Warrant Request 2001-08-20
• August 21, 2001: FBI Headquarters Blocks Criminal Investigation into Moussaoui 2001-08-21
• August 22, 2001: FBI Agent on Moussaoui Case Reads Phoenix Memo, Does Nothing with It 2001-08-22
• August 22, 2001: FBI Headquarters Blocks Notification to Justice Department about Moussaoui 2001-08-22
• August 22-28, 2001: Phoenix Memo Withheld from FISA Attorneys in Moussaoui Case 2001-08-22
• August 23-27, 2001: Minnesota FBI Agents ‘Absolutely Convinced’ Moussaoui Plans to Hijack Plane; They Are Undermined by FBI Headquarters 2001-08-23
• August 24, 2001: FBI Headquarters Tells Minneapolis Moussaoui Warrant Will ‘Take a Few Months’ 2001-08-24
• August 24, 2001: FBI Agent Tells CIA ‘No Indication’ Moussaoui Is Planning Nefarious Activity, Despite Knowing Evidence Otherwise 2001-08-24
• August 27, 2001: Minneapolis Chief Calls FBI Headquarters to Discuss Moussaoui 2001-08-27
• August 27, 2001: Conflict between Minneapolis and FBI Headquarters Comes into the Open 2001-08-27
• August 28, 2001: Attorney Kills Moussaoui Warrant Request 2001-08-28
• August 28, 2001: Edits to Moussaoui Warrant Request ‘Set It Up for Failure’ 2001-08-28
• After August 28, 2001: FBI Fails to Reconsider Seeking Criminal Warrant for Moussaoui 2001-08-28
• August 29, 2001: FBI Headquarters Not Concerned about Imam’s Reference to Moussaoui and Jihad 2001-08-29
• August 29, 2001 and Shortly After: FBI Headquarters Rejects Plan to Place Undercover Officer in Moussaoui’s Cell 2001-08-29
• August 29-September 4, 2001: Minneapolis Memo to FAA Warning of Moussaoui Is Blocked by FBI Headquarters 2001-09-04
• September 4, 2001: FBI Dispatches Vague Message to US Intelligence Community About Moussaoui Investigation 2001-09-04
• August 15-September 10, 2001: Minneapolis Agent Warns Superiors of Moussaoui Seventy Times, Obstructed by Headquarters 2001-09-10
• Between August 20-September 10, 2001: FBI Headquarters Agent Apparently Worried Moussaoui Case Will Damage His Career 2001-09-10
• (August 30-September 10, 2001): FBI Plans to Deport Moussaoui So Belongings Can Be Searched in France 2001-09-10
• August 20-September 11, 2001: FBI’s Radical Fundamentalist Unit Unhelpful with Moussaoui Search Warrant 2001-09-11
• September 11, 2001: FBI Agents Obtain Warrant for Moussaoui Too Late 2001-09-11
• March 1994: FBI Begins to Focus on Radical Fundamentalism
• 1999: FBI Headquarters Delays Check on Terrorist Trainer for 9 Months, Tries to Block Warning for National Guard
• Early 2001: Later Moussaoui Case Supervisor Promoted to Unit Chief Position
• Late August 2001: Moussaoui Case Mentioned to Head of FBI’s International Terrorism Operations Section