Wadih El
Events (50)
- June 16, 1993-February 1998: Canadian Intelligence Fails to Act Against Al-Qaeda Sleeper Cell in Vancouver 1993-06-16
- May 21, 1996: Boat Accident Helps Alert CIA to Al-Qaeda Cell in Kenya 1996-05-21
- February 7-21, 1997: Monitored Calls of Al-Qaeda Operatives in Kenya Indicate One of Them Is Meeting Bin Laden in Afghanistan 1997-02-07
- Shortly After August 21, 1997: Important Al-Qaeda Contacts Discovered through Seized Address Book 1997-08-21
- Shortly After August 21, 1997: Seized Address Book Gives Missed Opportunity to Uncover Al-Qaeda Cells in Canada 1997-08-21
- Shortly After August 21, 1997: US Discovers More Evidence about Al-Qaeda Kenya Cell, but Fails to Act 1997-08-21
- August 21, 1997: US Raids Al-Qaeda Cell Member’s House but Fails to Stop Embassy Bombing Plot 1997-08-21
- Shortly Before August 21, 1997: Expert FBI Agent Not Allowed to Join Al-Qaeda Raid 1997-08-21
- Shortly After August 21, 1997: Address Book Links Al-Qaeda Figure to Saudi Billionaire Banker and SAAR Network 1997-08-21
- September 24, 1997: El-Hage Testifies before US Grand Jury 1997-09-24
- February 5, 1998: US Rejects Sudanese Al-Qaeda Files that Could Stop Embassy Bombings 1998-02-05
- Late 1996-August 20, 1998: US Intelligence Monitors Charity Tied to Al-Qaeda Cell in Kenya 1998-08-20
- October 1997-September 10, 1998: Ali Mohamed’s California Computer Is Continually Bugged 1998-09-10
- September 15, 1998: US Arrests Bin Laden’s Personal Secretary 1998-09-15
- Shortly After September 15, 1998: US Investigators Find Mention of ‘Joint Venture’ between Al-Qaeda and Texas Charity 1998-09-15
- September 16, 1998-September 5, 2001: Link with Bin Laden’s Secretary Leads to Muslim Charities in Texas 1998-09-16
- December 22, 1998: Bin Laden Takes Credit for ‘Instigating’ Embassy Bombings 1998-12-22
- Before September 11, 2001: Militant Operatives Told to Use Prominent Saudi Bank 2001-09-11
- October 21, 2001: Four Embassy Bombers Sentenced to Life in Prison 2001-10-21
- September 17, 2003: Spain Charges Darkazanli, 34 Others with Involvement in 9/11 Plot 2003-09-17
- January 1990: Al-Qaeda Operative El-Hage Linked to Murder of Liberal Imam in Arizona
- January 1992-Summer 1993: Texas Arrest Could Help Investigators Link WTC Bombers to Bin Laden
- January 1998: US Intercepts Communications between 3 Al-Qaeda Agents in US, but Fails to Stop Their Plot
- Febuary 25, 1997: Monitored Fax Links Ali Mohamed and Others in US and Germany to Al-Qaeda Leader
- February 1995: Secret Coconspirator List Proves US Knowledge of Ali Mohamed’s Al-Qaeda Criminal Activity
- March 1991: FBI Begins Investigating Bin Laden’s Future Personal Secretary
- April 1996: US Aware of Al-Qaeda Cell in Kenya, Begins Monitoring It
- May 1998: US Intelligence Resumes Monitoring Al-Qaeda Cell in Kenya
- Autumn 1992: Al-Qaeda Develops Ties with Bosnian Charity Front
- August 1992-1993: El-Hage and US Associate Discuss Purchase of Aircraft for Bin Laden; Stingers Discussed Openly on Phone
- August 1997: US Intelligence Monitoring Cell in Kenya Discovers Al-Qaeda Operatives around the World
- October 1997: US Intelligence Stops Monitoring Al-Qaeda Cell in Kenya Despite Evidence It Is Planning an Attack
- October 1995: FBI and CIA Investigating Bin Laden’s Personal Secretary
- October 1995: FBI Begins Investigating Bin Laden; CIA Already Monitoring Him
- 1986: Al-Qaeda Figures Establish First US Base in Arizona
- 1987 or 1988: Arab Afghans Purchase Night Vision Goggles in US
- Early 1993: Bin Laden Buys Airplane in US to Help Kill US Soldiers
- Late 1994: Tapped Phones Reveal Link between Ali Mohamed and Al-Qaeda Cell in Kenya
- Early 1990s: US Intelligence Monitoring Bin Laden in Sudan
- Late 1996-August 1998: US Listens In as Bin Laden Speaks to Planners of Embassy Bombings in Kenya
- 1997-Late Spring 2001: Investigation into Al-Qaeda Linked-Charity Based in Chicago Hindered by FBI Headquarters
- Late 1998: El Hage Points to Darkazanli and Hamburg Cell
- 1998 and After: Al-Qaeda Leader Heads Suspect US Charity’s Chechnya Office; Supports Chechen Rebels
- (1994-1995): Crash of Bin Laden’s Plane in Khartoum Is Major Local Event
- Late 1996: Trusted Informant Warns that Bin Laden May Attack Inside US or US Embassies
- Late 1997: Phone Calls Alert US Intelligence to Al-Qaeda Operatives in Hamburg
- Late 1998: Moles within Al-Qaeda Lead to Arrests of 20 of Bin Laden’s Closest Associates
- Summer 1993: WTC Bomber Gives Up Names of Future Embassy Bombers, US Turns Down Deal for More Information
- Autumn 1997: CIA Ignores Tip Linking Saudi Charity to Al-Qaeda Plot on US Embassy in Kenya
- Summer 1998: El-Hage Asks Associate for Advice on His Status with FBI