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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. 2001-08-23 August 23, 2001: CIA Director Tenet Told of Moussaoui, but Does Not Inform White House and Takes No Action
  2. 2001-08-23 August 23, 2001: Hijackers Alhazmi and Almihdhar Are Finally Added to Terrorist Watch List
  3. 2001-08-23 August 23, 2001: FBI Agent Discusses Opening of Intelligence Investigation with CIA Officer, Notes Almihdhar Has Stronger Link to USSColeBombing
  4. 2001-08-23 August 23-27, 2001: Minnesota FBI Agents ‘Absolutely Convinced’ Moussaoui Plans to Hijack Plane; They Are Undermined by FBI Headquarters
  5. 2001-08-23 After August 23, 2001: US Intelligence Again Fails to Connect Al-Qaeda Leader to Alias
  6. 2001-08-23 (Shortly After August 23, 2001): Top FBI Official Possibly Notified of Search for Hijacker Almihdhar
  7. 2001-08-24 August 24, 2001: Foreign Intelligence Warns US of Al-Qaeda Plot to Attack within US
  8. 2001-08-24 August 24, 2001: CIA Backs Minneapolis’ Request for Search Warrant
  9. 2001-08-24 August 24, 2001: FBI Headquarters Tells Minneapolis Moussaoui Warrant Will ‘Take a Few Months’
  10. 2001-08-24 August 24, 2001: Frustrated Minnesota FBI Asks CIA for Help with Moussaoui Case
  11. 2001-08-24 August 24, 2001: FBI Agent Tells CIA ‘No Indication’ Moussaoui Is Planning Nefarious Activity, Despite Knowing Evidence Otherwise
  12. 2001-08-24 August 24, 2001: CIA Officer Detailed to FBI Asked to Help with Moussaoui Warrant
  13. 2001-08-24 August 24, 2001: CIA Manager Requests Information about Moussaoui Case, Makes Disparaging Reference to Minneapolis Field Office
  14. 2001-08-25 August 25-27, 2001: Hijackers Alhazmi and Almihdhar Buy 9/11 Plane Tickets Despite Presence on Watch List
  15. 2001-08-25 August 25, 2001: Bin Laden Publicly Hints at Attack on US
  16. 2001-08-25 (August 25, 2001): 9/11 Hijacker Alhazmi Possibly Calls Associate in San Diego and Tells Him of 9/11 Attacks Date
  17. 2001-08-25 August 25, 2001: 9/11 Facilitator Obtains Credit Card for KSM
  18. 2001-08-27 August 27, 2001: Minneapolis Chief Calls FBI Headquarters to Discuss Moussaoui
  19. 2001-08-27 August 27, 2001: Conflict between Minneapolis and FBI Headquarters Comes into the Open
  20. 2001-08-27 August 27, 2001: INS Given Non-Urgent Request to Determine Visa Status of 9/11 Hijackers Alhazmi and Almihdhar
  21. 2001-08-27 August 27-28, 2001: NSA Approves Passage of Key Information about 9/11 Hijacker Almihdhar toColeInvestigators, but FBI Headquarters Continues to Withhold It
  22. 2001-08-27 August 27-31, 2001: Power Failure at Washington Medical Center Helps Prepare 9/11 Response
  23. 2001-08-27 August 27, 2001: Saudis Threaten to End Their Alliance with US
  24. 2001-08-27 August 27, 2001: Spanish Police Tape Phone Calls Indicating Aviation-Based Plans to Attack US
  25. 2001-08-27 August 27, 2001: Saudi Family Flees Residence Linked to 9/11 Hijackers
  26. 2001-08-28 August 28, 2001: Hijacker Alhazmi’s Rental Car Is Checked by Police in New Jersey
  27. 2001-08-28 August 28, 2001: 9/11 Hijacker Atta Buys Flight Ticket Despite Being Wanted by Police
  28. 2001-08-28 August 28, 2001:ColeAgent Argues with FBI Headquarters over Search for 9/11 Hijacker Almihdhar
  29. 2001-08-28 August 28, 2001: USSColeInvestigator Receives Almihdhar Memo, FBI Headquarters Forces Him to Delete It
  30. 2001-08-28 August 28, 2001: Attorney Kills Moussaoui Warrant Request
  31. 2001-08-28 (August 28, 2001): FBI Supervisor Says Search for 9/11 Hijacker Almihdhar Should Be Criminal, Not Intelligence Investigation
  32. 2001-08-28 August 28, 2001: FBI Headquarters Asks New York Office to Open Intelligence Investigation into Hijacker Almihdhar
  33. 2001-08-28 August 28-29, 2001: FBI Headquarters Allegedly Misrepresents Attorney’s Advice, Ensuring Search for 9/11 Hijacker Almihdhar Is Intelligence Investigation
  34. 2001-08-28 August 28, 2001: Two 9/11 Hijackers Confront Neighbor at Florida Condominium
  35. 2001-08-28 August 28, 2001: Edits to Moussaoui Warrant Request ‘Set It Up for Failure’
  36. 2001-08-28 August 28, 2001: CIA Fails to Connect KSM, Bin Al-Shibh, and Moussaoui
  37. 2001-08-28 August 28-30, 2001: US Politicians Visit Pakistan and Discuss Bin Laden
  38. 2001-08-28 After August 28, 2001: FBI Fails to Reconsider Seeking Criminal Warrant for Moussaoui
  39. 2001-08-29 August 29, 2001: Inexperienced FBI Agent Is Assigned to Search for Almihdhar
  40. 2001-08-29 August 29, 2001: FBI Wrongly Opens Intelligence Investigation to Find 9/11 Hijacker Almihdhar, despite Protests that ‘Someday Somebody Will Die’ as a Result
  41. 2001-08-29 August 29, 2001: FBI Does Not Fully Realize 9/11 Hijacker Almihdhar Entered US Illegally
  42. 2001-08-29 August 29, 2001: Cayman Islands Letter Warns of ‘Major Terrorist Act Against US via an Airline or Airlines’
  43. 2001-08-29 August 29, 2001: CIA Officer Possibly Tells FBI Agent Search for 9/11 Hijacker Almihdhar Must Be Intelligence Investigation
  44. 2001-08-29 August 29, 2001: Atta Tells Bin Al-Shibh Exact Date of Attack
  45. 2001-08-29 August 29, 2001: FBI Headquarters Not Concerned about Imam’s Reference to Moussaoui and Jihad
  46. 2001-08-29 August 29, 2001: President Bush Vows Security Is His First Responsibility
  47. 2001-08-29 August 29, 2001 and Shortly After: FBI Headquarters Rejects Plan to Place Undercover Officer in Moussaoui’s Cell
  48. 2001-08-30 July 8-August 30, 2001: Hijackers Purchase Knives
  49. 2001-08-30 August 30, 2001: CIA Officer Expresses Frustration at FBI’s Inaction on Moussaoui, Predicts Suicide Hijacking in US
  50. 2001-08-30 August 30, 2001: Bin Laden Reportedly Named Commander of Afghanistan Army