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Complete 911 Timeline

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  1. Between 1998 and 2001: Pentagon Official Concerned about Plane Being Used as a Weapon
  2. 1998: Indonesia Gives US Warning of 9/11 Attack?
  3. 1998: CIA Suspects Persian Gulf Royals and Arms Dealer Victor Bout Are Flying Heroin Out of Afghanistan
  4. 1998-1999: Israeli Spy Operation in US Reportedly Discovered, Said to Cause ‘Incredible Damage’ for US Security
  5. 1998-2001: Pakistani ISI Allegedly Protects Al-Qaeda Leader Zubaida from Capture
  6. 1998: FAA Testing Reveals Frightening Airport Security Lapses; Little Done in Response Except Small Penalties
  7. 1998: Hijacking Proposed to Obtain Release of ‘Blind Sheikh’
  8. 1998: Monitored Al-Qaeda Operative Zammar Probably Recruits 9/11 Hijacker Atta and Others in Hamburg Cell
  9. 1999-2000: Radical London Imam Abu Hamza Recruits Future Would-Be Suicide Bomber
  10. Early Spring 1999-2000: US Officials Realize Importance of Arms Dealer Victor Bout, Create Team to Catch Him
  11. Spring 1999: Bin Laden Linked to Afghanistan Drug Trade and Russian and Chechen Mafias
  12. 1999: Al Taqwa Figure Connects to Militants in Algeria, Bosnia, and Kosovo
  13. 1999: FBI Creates Bin Laden Unit
  14. 1999: KSM Repeatedly Visits Atta and Others in Al-Qaeda’s Hamburg Cell
  15. 1999: Future Ruler of United Arab Emirates Allegedly Goes Bird Hunting with Bin Laden
  16. Late 1999: Hijackers Clear Their Passport Records
  17. 1999: Air Force Study Warns against Neglecting Air Sovereignty; Threat of Terrorism Highlighted
  18. (1999-2001): Al-Qaeda Seeks Anthrax; Letters Recovered in Afghanistan Detail Plans
  19. Early 1999: Memo Calls for New Approach on Bin Laden; Focuses on State-Sponsorship, Money Trail
  20. 1991-1995: Rich Saudis Fund Bosnia Fighters through Alleged Bin Laden Charity Front
  21. Early 2000-Summer 2001: NSA Intercepts Communications between 9/11 Hijackers in US and Al-Qaeda Communications Hub
  22. Between 2000 and Early 2001: 9/11 Hijacker Allegedly Arrested in Pakistan, Then Released
  23. 2000: Belgian Government Hires Informant with Islamic Militant Links and Murderous Background
  24. (Autumn 2000): San Diego Associate Helps 9/11 Hijacker Alhazmi Contact a Florida Flight School
  25. 2000: Attempted Flight Simulator Purchase Hints at Pilot Training
  26. Summer 2000: Al-Qaeda Hamburg Cell Member Mzoudi Attends Afghan Training Camp
  27. (2000): Al-Qaeda Operatives Possibly Show Interest in Florida Flight Schools
  28. 2000: Pakistani Nuclear Scientists Use Charity Front to Help Taliban and Al-Qaeda
  29. Between 2000 and April 2001: Abu Qatada Linked to Al-Qaeda Cell in Milan, Italy
  30. 2000: Increasing Number of US Mosques Favorable to Radical Islamist Teachings, Survey Finds
  31. 2000-Early March 2004: Key Madrid Bomber Linked to London Imam Abu Qatada and Other Militants, but Is Not Arrested
  32. Early 2001: Top Military Leaders Attend Briefings on Able Danger
  33. Summer 2001: Pakistani Intelligence Protects Al-Qaeda Leader from Arrest
  34. 2001: Belgian Government Informant Meets with Al-Zawahiri, Links His Group with Al-Qaeda
  35. 2001: FBI Discovers ‘Massive’ Israeli Spy Operation Inside US
  36. Summer 2001: Computer Intruders Probe US Infrastructure’s Digital Switches; Al-Qaeda Connection Feared
  37. (Late 2001): Scientist Linked to Al-Qaeda Interrogated, then Released by Pakistani Authorities; FBI Unable to Extradite Suspect
  38. 2002: Bush Administration Approves 10 Percent of Funds for Securing Nuclear Facilities
  39. Summer 2002-Summer 2004: 9/11 Investigations Glance over Intercepts of Hijackers’ Calls
  40. 2002: CIA Decides Ibrahim Saeed Ahmed Fits Profile of Ideal Courier for Bin Laden
  41. 2002: US Aid to Pakistan Skyrockets after 9/11
  42. 2002: Al-Qaeda Leader Makes Second Attempt to Meet Hussein, but Is Turned Away Again
  43. Late 2002-2004: Imam Al-Awlaki Lives Openly in Britain, despite Growing Evidence of Link to 9/11 Plot
  44. 2002-2007: Wanted Al-Qaeda Hamburg Cell Member Communicates with Family in Germany without Getting Caught
  45. 2002: Witness Possibly Connects Hijackers Alhazmi and Almihdhar to Saudi Consulate Official
  46. Late December 2001-Late 2002: Bin Laden and Al-Zawahiri Hide in Remote Afghanistan Province Completely Undetected
  47. July 2003: Madrid Bomber Released from Prison, Falls Under Surveillance
  48. 2002: US Agencies Evade Law by Using Private Database on US Citizens
  49. 2002: Al-Qaeda Could Be Planning Cyber-Attacks; Recovered Computer, Detainee Interrogations Reveal Group’s Intentions
  50. 2002: Madrid Bombings Mastermind Is Monitored, Appears to Be Preparing for ‘Violent Action’