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Complete 911 Timeline

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  1. May 1998: ’Blind Sheikh’ Message Urges Islamists to Seek ‘Violent Revenge’ on Infidels
  2. May 1999: Al-Qaeda Recruiting Sergeant Arrives in London, Links up with British Informer and Radical Imam Abu Hamza
  3. (May 1999): Control of London-Based Algerian Informer Passed to British Intelligence Service
  4. May 1999: New Owner with ‘Checkered History’ Takes Over Flight School Later Attended by 9/11 Hijackers
  5. May 1999: US Intelligence Provides bin Laden’s Location; CIA Fails to Strike
  6. 2005: Bush Surprised by Small Number of CIA Hunting Bin Laden, but Problem Not Fixed
  7. 2005: Two Planes Hijacked on 9/11 Are Still Listed as ‘Active’
  8. (Mid-June-Mid-July 2000): 9/11 Hijacker Almihdhar Stays in Yemen Hub House Closely Monitored by US Intelligence
  9. June 2000: Atta and Alshehhi Stay in New York Area, but Some Accounts Suggest Elsewhere
  10. June 2000: Report Warns of Danger of ‘Catastrophic Terrorism’
  11. June 2000-August 2001: 9/11 Hijackers Receive Money from Abroad
  12. June 2000: GAO Warns of ‘Large-Scale Incidents Designed for Maximum Destruction’
  13. June 2000: Al-Qaeda Leaders Visit Indonesia, Hosted by Saudi Charity
  14. Summer 2000: Bioterrorism Exercise Is Held in New York; Participants Consider How to Shut Down Manhattan
  15. June 2000: CIA Director Tenet Visits Pakistan, Complains about Islamic Charities’ Ties to Bin Laden
  16. June 2000: Multiple Web Domains Related to 2001 and/or WTC Attack Are Registered
  17. June 2001: Abrams, Other Think Tank Neoconservatives Move to Join White House
  18. June 2001: US Intelligence Warns of Spectacular Attacks by Al-Qaeda Associates
  19. June 2001: 9/11 Hijacker Almihdhar Said to Receive Money from Plot Facilitator
  20. June 2001: 9/11 Hijacker Almihdhar Visits Malaysia Again, Requests More Information about Planned Attack on US Warship
  21. June 2001: Janitor Claims to Witness 9/11 Hijacker inside World Trade Center
  22. June 2001: Al-Qaeda Hamburg Cell Member Bahaji Says He Will Be Going to Pakistan; a Suspcious Relative Contacts Police
  23. June 23-July 2001: Alleged Hijacker Associate Basnan Appears to Take over for Hijacker Associate Al-Bayoumi in San Diego
  24. Late June 2001: FAA Disregards Recommended Antiterrorist Measures
  25. June 2001: National Security Adviser Rice Is Given a List of Actions to Take if There Is a Terrorist Attack
  26. June 2001: Clarke Asks for Different Job as White House Fails to Share His Urgency about Terrorism
  27. June-August 2001: Major Increase in US Currency in Circulation Possibly Indicates Foreknowledge of 9/11 Attacks
  28. June 2001: Enron Shuts Down Expensive Indian Plant After Afghan Pipeline Fails to Materialize
  29. June 2001: DEA Draws Up Report on Israeli Spies
  30. June 2001: CIA Hears Key Al-Qaeda Operatives Are Disappearing, Preparing for Suicide Attack
  31. Summer 2001: New York Fire Chief Is Concerned about a Major Terrorist Attack Occurring in the US
  32. Late June 2001: CIA Holds Exercises to Consider Killing Bin Laden Using an Armed Drone
  33. June 2001: CIA Gets Hints of Imminent, Multiple Al-Qaeda Attacks
  34. (June 2001): FAA Committee Prepares to Change ‘Preemptive Surrender’ Approach to Hijackings
  35. June 2001: US Intelligence Fears Al-Qaeda Will Strike on Fourth of July
  36. Summer 2001: CENTCOM Commander Franks Is Concerned that Al-Qaeda Will Use Planes to Attack Western Facilities
  37. June 2001: Germans Warn of Plan to Use Aircraft as Missiles on US and Israeli Symbols
  38. Summer 2001: Disaster Response Exercises Help Prepare Insurers for Responding to the 9/11 Attacks
  39. Early June 2001: Taliban Leader Mullah Omar Claims Interest in Resolving Bin Laden Issue
  40. June 2001: Group of 9/11 Hijackers Allegedly Meet in London
  41. June 2001: US Still Fails to Aid Taliban Resistance
  42. June 2001: Al-Qaeda and Islamic Jihad Complete Merger
  43. June 2001: Moussaoui Expresses Interest in Crop-Dusting
  44. June 2001: Bin Al-Shibh Allegedly Meets with Moussaoui in Pakistan
  45. Early June 2001: Counterterrorism Plan Circulated, but Contingency Plans Are Not Created
  46. Early June 2001: US Meets with Pakistani Officials, but Only Give Vague Warnings about Supporting Bin Laden
  47. June or July 2001: 9/11 Hijackers Atta and Alshehhi Plan Attacks from German University
  48. (Summer 2001): FBI Agent O’Neill Tells New York Police Commissioner Kerik Something ‘Enormous’ Will Happen
  49. (June 2001): ’Lackawanna Six’ Hear Bin Laden Give Speech Mentioning 40 Suicide Attackers Taking Part in Very Important Mission
  50. June-July 2001: Terrorist Threat Reports Surge, Frustration with White House Grows