Sheikh Omar Abdul
Events (65)
- December 15, 1986-1989: ’Blind Sheikh’ Obtains First US Visas with Help from CIA 1986-12-15
- February 16, 1989-December 1990: CIA Continues to Work with ‘Blind Sheikh’ and Supports Mujaheddin Despite Soviet Withdrawal from Afghanistan 1989-02-16
- (February 28, 1991): Head of Al-Kifah Charity Front Murdered, Increasing Al-Qaeda’s Strength in US 1991-02-28
- December 7, 1991: US Still Refuses to Investigate Possible Conspiracy in Murder of Jewish Rabbi 1991-12-07
- October 17, 1992: 9/11 Hijacker Associate Hosts Party for ‘Blind Shiekh;’ FBI Soon Finds out but Fails to Investigate 1992-10-17
- Mid-November-December 20, 1992: FBI Informant Learns of Plot to Train and Arm Group with Automatic Weapons and Bombs 1992-12-20
- January 15, 1993: FBI Informant Connects Plotters to ‘Blind Sheikh’ 1993-01-15
- January 16-17, 1993: FBI Discovers Islamic Militant Training Camp in Pennsylvania but Immediately Cuts Off Surveillance 1993-01-16
- November 1992-February 11, 1993: Egyptian Intelligence Repeatedly Warns US about Cells Linked to ‘Blind Sheikh’ in New York 1993-02-11
- After February 26, 1993: CIA Obstructs FBI Investigation of ‘Blind Sheikh’ in 1993 WTC Bombing 1993-02-26
- June 24, 1993: New York ‘Landmarks’ Bombing Plot Is Foiled 1993-06-24
- July 3, 1993: ’Blind Sheikh’ Arrested in Brooklyn 1993-07-03
- January 24, 1994: CIA Concludes It Is ‘Partly Culpable’ for WTC Bombing 1994-01-24
- December 16, 1994-May 1995: Osama’s Brother-in-Law Khalifa Is Arrested in US 1994-12-16
- February 3, 1995: Article Exposes Ali Mohamed’s Militant and US Intelligence Connections 1995-02-03
- April 1, 1995-Early 1996: Many Bojinka Plotters Arrested and Then Let Go 1995-04-01
- December 14, 1995: Militant Leader’s Death Reveals Links between Bosnian Government and Al-Qaeda Leaders 1995-12-14
- Late 1993-December 14, 1995: Logistical Base for Militants Fighting in Bosnia Is Investigated and Shut Down 1995-12-14
- July 31, 1997: Islamic Extremist Suicide Attack in New York City Narrowly Averted 1997-07-31
- December 4, 1998: Clinton Warned ‘Bin Laden Preparing to Hijack US Aircraft’ Inside US 1998-12-04
- August 4, 1999: FAA Considers Suicide Hijacking Possibility: Al-Qaeda Could Hijack Jet and ‘Slam It into a US Landmark’ 1999-08-04
- September 21, 2000: Al-Qaeda Leaders Vow to ‘Spill Blood’ to Free ‘Blind Sheikh’ 2000-09-21
- May 23, 2001: White House Told Al-Qaeda May Stage Hijacking or Storm Embassy 2001-05-23
- August 6, 2001: Bush Receives Briefing Titled ‘Bin Laden Determined to Strike in US’ 2001-08-06
- Before September 11, 2001: Some 9/11 Hijackers Have Same Mailing Address as ‘Blind Sheikh’ and His Associate Did 2001-09-11
- September 14-26, 2001: Bush Makes Public Appearances with Suspected Terrorism Supporters 2001-09-14
- October 3, 2001: FBI Links Alleged Hijacker Associate Basnan to Bin Laden Family and Saudi Government 2001-10-03
- February 13, 2003: Blind Sheikh’s Son Captured in Pakistan 2003-02-13
- January-February 2000: Secret Military Unit Identifies Al-Qaeda ‘Brooklyn’ Cell; Mohamed Atta Is Member
- February 1995: Secret Coconspirator List Proves US Knowledge of Ali Mohamed’s Al-Qaeda Criminal Activity
- March 2000: Bin Laden Relative Associates with Islamic Militants in Philippines
- March-April 2001: Al-Qaeda Defector Describes Plot to Hijack US Airplane
- Mid-1991-1996: Bin Laden-Linked Charity Front Funnels Billions of Dollars to Bosnia for Weapons
- March 1993: Muslim Brotherhood Said to Help Fund World Trade Center Bombing
- March 1993-1996: FBI Uninterested in Warnings of California Terrorist Cell
- Shortly After March 1994: US Learns Bin Laden Gave Prominent Muslim Activist Money for ‘Blind Sheikh’
- April 2001: Courier Working for Bin Laden and CIA Flees Afghanistan, Warns Al-Qaeda Planning to Hijack Airplane in US
- (April 25-May 1989): US Holds Secret Meetings with Egyptian Terror Group Headed by ‘Blind Sheikh’
- April 1998: Alleged Hijacker Associate Receives Money from Saudi Embassy
- May 1993: Egyptian President Says ‘Blind Sheikh’ Worked with CIA
- May 1998: ’Blind Sheikh’ Message Urges Islamists to Seek ‘Violent Revenge’ on Infidels
- June 1999-March 2000: FBI Investigates Al-Qaeda-Linked Imam and Misses His Contacts with 9/11 Hijackers
- July 1990: ’Blind Sheikh’ Enters US Despite Being on Terrorist Watch List, Takes Over Al-Kifah
- Early July 1992: FBI Fires Informant Who Has Penetrated WTC Bombing Group
- July-August 1993: US Intelligence Realizes Bin Laden Is Important Financier of Islamist Militants
- August 2001: 9/11 Hijacker Possibly Seen Near Facility Where ‘Blind Sheikh’ Is Being Held
- August 1993: FBI Connects Bin Laden’s Brother-in-Law Khalifa and ‘Blind Shiekh’
- September 1995: New Islamic Terror Network Threatens Western Democracies, Warns Book by Israeli Leader Benjamin Netanyahu
- Late October 1990-October 1992: ’Blind Sheikh’ Able to Repeatedly Leave and Reenter US Despite Being on Watch List
- (October 1993-November 2001): Florida Cell Supports Global Jihad, Is Monitored by FBI