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Complete 911 Timeline

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  1. February 2000: CIA Obtains Videotape from Al-Qaeda Summit in Malaysia, But Shows Little Interest in It
  2. January-March 2001: Intelligence Unit Tracking Al-Qaeda is Closed Down; Change in Leadership Factors in Closure
  3. February 2001: Key Leader of Al-Qaeda in Europe Arrested
  4. February 2001: Almihdhar Possibly Travels to Iran
  5. (February-April 2001): Hijacker Atta Possibly Has American Girlfriend; Several Witnesses Confirm Story, Though Supposed Girlfriend Later Denies the Connection
  6. February 2001: 9/11 Hijacker Almihdhar Stays in Closely Monitored Yemen Hub House Again
  7. February 2001: Al-Qaeda Source Indicates Bin Laden Disappointed with Lack of US Response toColeBombing
  8. Early February 2001: Richard Clarke Urges Vice President Cheney to Take Action Against Al-Qaeda
  9. February 2001: Bush Administration Abandons Global Crackdown on Terrorist Funding
  10. Late February 2001: Enron Influences Cheney’s Energy Task Force to Help Troubled Dabhol Plant
  11. Early February 2001: Moussaoui Given US Visa despite Presence on French Watch List
  12. February 2001-March 2001: Withdrawal of DIA Support Contributes to End of Able Danger Program
  13. February 2001: US Fails to Back Plan to Overthrow Taliban
  14. (February-March 2001): New Administration Shuts Down Surveillance of Saudi Arabians
  15. (Between February 2001 and August 2001): White House Prohibits Staff from Using BlackBerrys, Thereby Hindering Communications on 9/11
  16. (Between February and August 2001): President Bush Cancels a Plan to Upgrade the White House’s Emergency Operations Center
  17. February 2001: London Home of Prominent Al-Qaeda Imam Is Raided, Police Find Cash for Chechen Fighters
  18. February 2001: Two 9/11 Hijackers Seen Living in San Antonio with Swapped Identities
  19. February-March 2001: Politicians Warned about Terrorism Funding in US
  20. February 2001: Bin Laden’s Sisters Seen Handing Money to Al-Qaeda Member
  21. February-July 2001: Trial Presents FBI with Information About Pilot Training Scheme
  22. (Between February and August 2001): Senior White House Officials Visit Bunker that Will Be Used on September 11 during Exercise
  23. February 2001: Former CIA Director Attempts to Link Iraqi Government to 1993 WTC Bombing
  24. February 2001: Italians Intercept Phone Call about Islamists Trying to Get into US
  25. Late February 2002: US Allegedly Helps Arms Dealer Victor Bout Escape Arrest
  26. February 2002: US Military Determined to Avoid Counter-Narcotics Operations in Afghanistan
  27. February 2002: US Criticism Results in Iran Expelling Al-Qaeda-Linked Warlord to Afghanistan
  28. February 2002: Remote Drone Targeting Bin Laden Kills Three Innocent Civilians Instead
  29. February 2002: Powell’s Proposal to Secure All of Afghanistan Is Rejected by Rumsfeld
  30. February 2002: Transportation Security Administration Takes Over Airport Security, but Is Heavily Criticized
  31. February 2003 or After: 9/11 Commission Staff Set up ‘Back-Channel Network’ to Report on Executive Director Zelikow’s Behavior
  32. February 2003: Bush Administration Downplays Afghanistan War as War in Iraq Draws Near
  33. February 2003: CIA Tells Small Group of Congresspeople It Has Detainee Interrogation Tapes; Two Warn CIA Not to Destroy Them
  34. November 2005: CIA Has Many Reasons Not to Destroy Videotapes of Detainee Interrogations
  35. February-Late March 2003: US Intelligence Learns Al-Qaeda Called Off Chemical Bomb Attack in US, but Effectiveness of Bomb is Disputed
  36. February 2003: Neoconservative Author Defends Claims of 9/11-Iraq Connection to Skeptical Journalist
  37. (February-April 2003): 9/11 Commissioners Rarely Visit Commission’s Offices, Giving Executive Director Zelikow More Power
  38. Late February 2003: DNA Identifies Passenger Remains, but Hijacker DNA Is Not Tested
  39. (February 2003): White House Repeatedly Contacts 9/11 Commission Chairman to Discuss Appointment of Commission’s Counsel
  40. After February 2003: Militant’s Wife Continues Reporting on Group of Madrid Bombers
  41. February 2004: Possible 7/7 London Bombings Mastermind Monitored Meeting with Leaders of Fertilizer Bomb Plot
  42. February-April 2004: Bush Administration Withholds Clinton Documents from 9/11 Commission
  43. February 2004: 9/11 Commission Receives Documentation Relating to Able Danger Program
  44. February 2004: CIA Officer Lies to Justice Department Inspector General about Passage of Information about Almihdhar’s US Visa
  45. February 2004: Bush Administration Fails to Act on 9/11 Inquiry Recommendations
  46. February-July 2004: 9/11 Commission Does Not Find Material about Intercepts of Hijackers’ Calls in NSA Files
  47. February 2004: 9/11 Commission Does Not Subpoena White House over Presidential Daily Briefs due to Last-Ditch Intervention by Executive Director Zelikow
  48. February 2005: CIA Director Goss Warns Iraq War Is Creating New Terrorists
  49. February 2005: British Intelligence Warned 7/7 Bomber Has Traveled to Afghanistan, but Apparently Fails to Learn His Real Name
  50. February 2005: Still No Sleeper Cells Found in US