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Complete 911 Timeline

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  1. 1998: Training Exercise Held at the White House, Based Around Militants Using a Plane as a Weapon
  2. 1999: CIA Builds Network of Informants throughout Afghanistan, Central Asia
  3. 1999: Monitored Al-Qaeda Operative Sits Next to Bin Laden at Banquet
  4. 1999: 9/11 Hijacker Atta Tries to Sell Afghan Antiquities to German Archeologist
  5. 1999: Atta Said to Meet Los Angeles Airport Bomber in Spain
  6. 1999: Atta Warns Religious Associate to Stay Away from Islamic Extremists
  7. 1999: FBI Learns of Militant Group’s Plans to Send Students to US for Aviation Training; Investigation Opportunity Bungled
  8. 1999: US Government Ignores ‘Who’s Who’ Book of Al-Qaeda Figures
  9. Autumn 1999: Bizarre Connection Between Moussaoui and Future Beheading Victim
  10. Early 1999: FBI Fails to Pursue Possible Connection Between BMI and Embassy Bombings
  11. 1999: Candidate Bush Meets with Radical Muslim Activist
  12. 1999: Egyptian Trial Cripples Islamic Jihad and Exposes Its Links to Al-Qaeda
  13. 1999: CIA Launches Operation to Track Militants Passing through Dubai Airport
  14. 1999: British Intelligence Warns Al-Qaeda Plans to Use Aircraft, Possibly as Flying Bombs
  15. Between 1999 and Early 2001: Later Moussaoui Case Supervisor Attempts to ‘Derail’ FBI Investigation of Bin Laden Associates Linked to Pakistani Intelligence Service
  16. 1999: French Put Moussaoui on Watch List, Ask British to Monitor Him
  17. (Late 1999): New York Terrorism Task Force Predicts 9/11-Style Attack on the World Trade Center
  18. (1999): Award-Winning Playwright Writes a Play in Which an Afghan Woman Warns of the Taliban ‘Coming to New York’
  19. 1999-2000: Some 9/11 Hijackers Reportedly Fail in Attempt to Enter Chechnya from Turkey
  20. 1999: Neighbors Report Suspicious Activities to CIA; No Apparent Response
  21. September 1998-January 1999: US Fails to Capture KSM Again as He Makes Second Attempt to Assassinate Pope
  22. November 1999-August 2001: Suspects with Saudi Embassy Ties Increases Concerns about Radical Militants in Phoenix
  23. 1999: Joint CIA-NSA Project Taps into Al-Qaeda’s Tactical Radios
  24. 1999: 9/11 Funder Offered Deal to Turn Informant
  25. 1999: FBI Headquarters Delays Check on Terrorist Trainer for 9 Months, Tries to Block Warning for National Guard
  26. 1999: Al-Qaeda Linked Philippine Militants Involved in Drug Trade
  27. Late 1999-Late 2000: French Continue to Develop ‘Thick File’ on Moussaoui as He Works with Radical Militants
  28. (Late 1999): Richard Clarke Holds Anti-Terrorist Training at the World Trade Center; 9/11-Style Attacks Not Envisaged
  29. 1999-2000: Two 9/11 Hijackers Radicalized by Saudi Education System
  30. (Between 1999 and 2002): Radical British Cleric Raises Money in US
  31. 1999: US Ready to Fight For Oil, Especially in Persian Gulf and Caspian Regions
  32. 1999: Germany Gives CIA Intelligence about Hamburg Al-Qaeda Cell Member Zammar
  33. 1999: Clinton Officials Ask About Islamic Jihad Leader’s US Visits, FBI Agents Respond: ‘Don’t Worry About It’
  34. After January 2004: 9/11 Commission Decides to Add Disclaimer to Chapters Heavily Based on Detainee Interrogations
  35. After March 1997: Algerian Government Mole Told to Focus on Top London Imam Abu Hamza
  36. After April 2001: Italian Authorities Uncover Extremists’ Route to Afghanistan
  37. (After April 1986): Bin Laden Brothers Negotiate with South Africans to Buy Weapons for Arab Afghans
  38. After July 1994: Militants Settle in Yemen with Official Approval
  39. After July 1997: CIA Obtains Domestic Call and Financial Information to Support ‘Black Ops’
  40. After August 1998: Recruit from Abu Hamza’s Mosque Fights in Kashmir
  41. After September 1996: Journalist Sees US and Taliban Combating Russia over Central Asian Pipeline Issue
  42. After October 1998: Radical Imam Abu Hamza Takes over Second London Mosque, Expands Influence
  43. After November 2005: CIA Legal Office Reviews Videotapes’ Destruction, Conclusion Unknown
  44. After December 1996: After CIA Obtains Half of Bin Laden’s Calls Itself, NSA Still Refuses to Provide Other Half
  45. After December 1996: CIA Builds Own Listening Post to Obtain Half of Intelligence NSA Already Has, but Refuses to Share
  46. Before 2006: CIA Penetrates Airlines and Sky Marshals’ Service
  47. After 1994: Foreign Services Unhappy about Closeness between Yemeni Authorities and Militants
  48. (1994-1995): Crash of Bin Laden’s Plane in Khartoum Is Major Local Event
  49. After 1995: Algerian Militant Group GIA Gains Influence in Key Al-Qaeda Mosque in Italy
  50. After Early April 1999: Three 9/11 Hijackers Leave Saudi Arabia, Reportedly Tracked by Saudi Authorities