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Complete 911 Timeline

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  1. 2001-08-23 August 23, 2001: Hijackers Alhazmi and Almihdhar Are Finally Added to Terrorist Watch List
  2. 2001-08-23 August 23, 2001: FBI Agent Discusses Opening of Intelligence Investigation with CIA Officer, Notes Almihdhar Has Stronger Link to USSColeBombing
  3. 2001-08-23 August 23-27, 2001: Minnesota FBI Agents ‘Absolutely Convinced’ Moussaoui Plans to Hijack Plane; They Are Undermined by FBI Headquarters
  4. 2001-08-23 After August 23, 2001: US Intelligence Again Fails to Connect Al-Qaeda Leader to Alias
  5. 2001-08-23 (Shortly After August 23, 2001): Top FBI Official Possibly Notified of Search for Hijacker Almihdhar
  6. 2001-08-24 August 24, 2001: Foreign Intelligence Warns US of Al-Qaeda Plot to Attack within US
  7. 2001-08-24 August 24, 2001: CIA Backs Minneapolis’ Request for Search Warrant
  8. 2001-08-24 August 24, 2001: FBI Headquarters Tells Minneapolis Moussaoui Warrant Will ‘Take a Few Months’
  9. 2001-08-24 August 24, 2001: Frustrated Minnesota FBI Asks CIA for Help with Moussaoui Case
  10. 2001-08-24 August 24, 2001: FBI Agent Tells CIA ‘No Indication’ Moussaoui Is Planning Nefarious Activity, Despite Knowing Evidence Otherwise
  11. 2001-08-24 August 24, 2001: CIA Officer Detailed to FBI Asked to Help with Moussaoui Warrant
  12. 2001-08-24 August 24, 2001: CIA Manager Requests Information about Moussaoui Case, Makes Disparaging Reference to Minneapolis Field Office
  13. 2001-08-25 August 25-27, 2001: Hijackers Alhazmi and Almihdhar Buy 9/11 Plane Tickets Despite Presence on Watch List
  14. 2001-08-25 August 25, 2001: Bin Laden Publicly Hints at Attack on US
  15. 2001-08-25 (August 25, 2001): 9/11 Hijacker Alhazmi Possibly Calls Associate in San Diego and Tells Him of 9/11 Attacks Date
  16. 2001-08-25 August 25, 2001: 9/11 Facilitator Obtains Credit Card for KSM
  17. 2001-08-27 August 27, 2001: Minneapolis Chief Calls FBI Headquarters to Discuss Moussaoui
  18. 2001-08-27 August 27, 2001: Conflict between Minneapolis and FBI Headquarters Comes into the Open
  19. 2001-08-27 August 27, 2001: INS Given Non-Urgent Request to Determine Visa Status of 9/11 Hijackers Alhazmi and Almihdhar
  20. 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
  21. 2001-08-27 August 27-31, 2001: Power Failure at Washington Medical Center Helps Prepare 9/11 Response
  22. 2001-08-27 August 27, 2001: Saudis Threaten to End Their Alliance with US
  23. 2001-08-27 August 27, 2001: Spanish Police Tape Phone Calls Indicating Aviation-Based Plans to Attack US
  24. 2001-08-27 August 27, 2001: Saudi Family Flees Residence Linked to 9/11 Hijackers
  25. 2001-08-28 August 28, 2001: Hijacker Alhazmi’s Rental Car Is Checked by Police in New Jersey
  26. 2001-08-28 August 28, 2001: 9/11 Hijacker Atta Buys Flight Ticket Despite Being Wanted by Police
  27. 2001-08-28 August 28, 2001:ColeAgent Argues with FBI Headquarters over Search for 9/11 Hijacker Almihdhar
  28. 2001-08-28 August 28, 2001: USSColeInvestigator Receives Almihdhar Memo, FBI Headquarters Forces Him to Delete It
  29. 2001-08-28 August 28, 2001: Attorney Kills Moussaoui Warrant Request
  30. 2001-08-28 (August 28, 2001): FBI Supervisor Says Search for 9/11 Hijacker Almihdhar Should Be Criminal, Not Intelligence Investigation
  31. 2001-08-28 August 28, 2001: FBI Headquarters Asks New York Office to Open Intelligence Investigation into Hijacker Almihdhar
  32. 2001-08-28 August 28-29, 2001: FBI Headquarters Allegedly Misrepresents Attorney’s Advice, Ensuring Search for 9/11 Hijacker Almihdhar Is Intelligence Investigation
  33. 2001-08-28 August 28, 2001: Two 9/11 Hijackers Confront Neighbor at Florida Condominium
  34. 2001-08-28 August 28, 2001: Edits to Moussaoui Warrant Request ‘Set It Up for Failure’
  35. 2001-08-28 August 28, 2001: CIA Fails to Connect KSM, Bin Al-Shibh, and Moussaoui
  36. 2001-08-28 August 28-30, 2001: US Politicians Visit Pakistan and Discuss Bin Laden
  37. 2001-08-28 After August 28, 2001: FBI Fails to Reconsider Seeking Criminal Warrant for Moussaoui
  38. 2001-08-29 August 29, 2001: Inexperienced FBI Agent Is Assigned to Search for Almihdhar
  39. 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
  40. 2001-08-29 August 29, 2001: FBI Does Not Fully Realize 9/11 Hijacker Almihdhar Entered US Illegally
  41. 2001-08-29 August 29, 2001: Cayman Islands Letter Warns of ‘Major Terrorist Act Against US via an Airline or Airlines’
  42. 2001-08-29 August 29, 2001: CIA Officer Possibly Tells FBI Agent Search for 9/11 Hijacker Almihdhar Must Be Intelligence Investigation
  43. 2001-08-29 August 29, 2001: Atta Tells Bin Al-Shibh Exact Date of Attack
  44. 2001-08-29 August 29, 2001: FBI Headquarters Not Concerned about Imam’s Reference to Moussaoui and Jihad
  45. 2001-08-29 August 29, 2001: President Bush Vows Security Is His First Responsibility
  46. 2001-08-29 August 29, 2001 and Shortly After: FBI Headquarters Rejects Plan to Place Undercover Officer in Moussaoui’s Cell
  47. 2001-08-30 July 8-August 30, 2001: Hijackers Purchase Knives
  48. 2001-08-30 August 30, 2001: CIA Officer Expresses Frustration at FBI’s Inaction on Moussaoui, Predicts Suicide Hijacking in US
  49. 2001-08-30 August 30, 2001: Bin Laden Reportedly Named Commander of Afghanistan Army
  50. 2001-08-30 August 30, 2001-September 4, 2001: Egypt Warns Al-Qaeda Is in Advanced Stages of Planning Significant Attack on US