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Complete 911 Timeline

7279 events in this timeline

Open-Content investigative project managed by matt, Paul, KJF, blackmax

This is the home page for the Complete 911 Timeline investigative project, one of several grassroots investigations being hosted on the History Commons website. The data published as part of this investigation has been collected, organized, and published by members of the public who are registered users of this website.

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  1. May 1998: FBI Gives Counterterrorism Top Priority but No Extra Resources
  2. May 1998: CIA Director Prefers Saudi Plan to Bribe Taliban over Direct Action against Bin Laden
  3. May 1998-May 1999: Ten Opportunities to Strike Bin Laden in One Year
  4. May 1998: ’Blind Sheikh’ Message Urges Islamists to Seek ‘Violent Revenge’ on Infidels
  5. May 1999: Al-Qaeda Recruiting Sergeant Arrives in London, Links up with British Informer and Radical Imam Abu Hamza
  6. (May 1999): Control of London-Based Algerian Informer Passed to British Intelligence Service
  7. May 1999: New Owner with ‘Checkered History’ Takes Over Flight School Later Attended by 9/11 Hijackers
  8. May 1999: US Intelligence Provides bin Laden’s Location; CIA Fails to Strike
  9. 2005: Bush Surprised by Small Number of CIA Hunting Bin Laden, but Problem Not Fixed
  10. 2005: Two Planes Hijacked on 9/11 Are Still Listed as ‘Active’
  11. (Mid-June-Mid-July 2000): 9/11 Hijacker Almihdhar Stays in Yemen Hub House Closely Monitored by US Intelligence
  12. June 2000: Atta and Alshehhi Stay in New York Area, but Some Accounts Suggest Elsewhere
  13. June 2000: Report Warns of Danger of ‘Catastrophic Terrorism’
  14. June 2000-August 2001: 9/11 Hijackers Receive Money from Abroad
  15. June 2000: GAO Warns of ‘Large-Scale Incidents Designed for Maximum Destruction’
  16. June 2000: Al-Qaeda Leaders Visit Indonesia, Hosted by Saudi Charity
  17. Summer 2000: Bioterrorism Exercise Is Held in New York; Participants Consider How to Shut Down Manhattan
  18. June 2000: CIA Director Tenet Visits Pakistan, Complains about Islamic Charities’ Ties to Bin Laden
  19. June 2000: Multiple Web Domains Related to 2001 and/or WTC Attack Are Registered
  20. June 2001: Abrams, Other Think Tank Neoconservatives Move to Join White House
  21. June 2001: US Intelligence Warns of Spectacular Attacks by Al-Qaeda Associates
  22. June 2001: 9/11 Hijacker Almihdhar Said to Receive Money from Plot Facilitator
  23. June 2001: 9/11 Hijacker Almihdhar Visits Malaysia Again, Requests More Information about Planned Attack on US Warship
  24. June 2001: Janitor Claims to Witness 9/11 Hijacker inside World Trade Center
  25. June 2001: Al-Qaeda Hamburg Cell Member Bahaji Says He Will Be Going to Pakistan; a Suspcious Relative Contacts Police
  26. June 23-July 2001: Alleged Hijacker Associate Basnan Appears to Take over for Hijacker Associate Al-Bayoumi in San Diego
  27. Late June 2001: FAA Disregards Recommended Antiterrorist Measures
  28. June 2001: National Security Adviser Rice Is Given a List of Actions to Take if There Is a Terrorist Attack
  29. June 2001: Clarke Asks for Different Job as White House Fails to Share His Urgency about Terrorism
  30. June-August 2001: Major Increase in US Currency in Circulation Possibly Indicates Foreknowledge of 9/11 Attacks
  31. June 2001: Enron Shuts Down Expensive Indian Plant After Afghan Pipeline Fails to Materialize
  32. June 2001: DEA Draws Up Report on Israeli Spies
  33. June 2001: CIA Hears Key Al-Qaeda Operatives Are Disappearing, Preparing for Suicide Attack
  34. Summer 2001: New York Fire Chief Is Concerned about a Major Terrorist Attack Occurring in the US
  35. Late June 2001: CIA Holds Exercises to Consider Killing Bin Laden Using an Armed Drone
  36. June 2001: CIA Gets Hints of Imminent, Multiple Al-Qaeda Attacks
  37. (June 2001): FAA Committee Prepares to Change ‘Preemptive Surrender’ Approach to Hijackings
  38. June 2001: US Intelligence Fears Al-Qaeda Will Strike on Fourth of July
  39. Summer 2001: CENTCOM Commander Franks Is Concerned that Al-Qaeda Will Use Planes to Attack Western Facilities
  40. June 2001: Germans Warn of Plan to Use Aircraft as Missiles on US and Israeli Symbols
  41. Summer 2001: Disaster Response Exercises Help Prepare Insurers for Responding to the 9/11 Attacks
  42. Early June 2001: Taliban Leader Mullah Omar Claims Interest in Resolving Bin Laden Issue
  43. June 2001: Group of 9/11 Hijackers Allegedly Meet in London
  44. June 2001: US Still Fails to Aid Taliban Resistance
  45. June 2001: Al-Qaeda and Islamic Jihad Complete Merger
  46. June 2001: Moussaoui Expresses Interest in Crop-Dusting
  47. June 2001: Bin Al-Shibh Allegedly Meets with Moussaoui in Pakistan
  48. Early June 2001: Counterterrorism Plan Circulated, but Contingency Plans Are Not Created
  49. Early June 2001: US Meets with Pakistani Officials, but Only Give Vague Warnings about Supporting Bin Laden
  50. June or July 2001: 9/11 Hijackers Atta and Alshehhi Plan Attacks from German University