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Complete 911 Timeline

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  1. 2001-09-09 September 9, 2001: President Bush’s First Budget Has Gaps for Counterterrorism Funding
  2. 2001-09-09 September 9, 2001: NEADS Exercise Includes Scenario with Terrorist Hijackers Targeting New York
  3. 2001-09-09 September 9, 2001: Media Leak Leads to Investigation into Israeli Spying in US
  4. 2001-09-09 September 9, 2001: 9/11 Hijacker Jarrah Is Stopped for Speeding but No Red Flag in Computer Records
  5. 2001-09-09 September 9, 2001: Northern Alliance Leader Massoud Is Assassinated in Anticipation of 9/11 Attack
  6. 2001-09-09 September 9, 2001: Northern Alliance Informs CIA of Massoud Assassination; News Soon Leaks
  7. 2001-09-09 September 9, 2001: Pakistani President Musharraf Allegedly Meets with Former ISI Head Gul, Possibly Celebrates Death of Northern Alliance Leader Massoud
  8. 2001-09-09 September 9-11, 2001: NORAD Begins Northern Vigilance Military Operation
  9. 2001-09-09 September 9, 2001: Congressperson Foresees Something Terrible Will Happen in Wake of Massoud Assassination
  10. 2001-09-09 September 9, 2001: Osama Tells His Stepmother that Big News Will Come in Two Days
  11. 2001-09-09 September 9, 2001: CIA Director Meets ISI Director about Bin Laden Issue
  12. 2001-09-09 September 9, 2001: New York Times Reports Bin Laden ‘Promises More Attacks’; Article Will Be Removed Shortly After 9/11
  13. 2001-09-09 September 9, 2001: 9/11 Hijackers Drop Duffle Bag in Front of Mosque, Leave Evidence of Flight Training from 2000
  14. 2001-09-10 January 20-September 10, 2001: Bush Administration Sees Rogue States with Missiles as Top Security Threat instead of Al-Qaeda
  15. 2001-09-10 January-September 10, 2001: Bush Administration Slow to Develop New Policy Regarding Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Al-Qaeda
  16. 2001-09-10 January 20-September 10, 2001: President Bush Briefed on Al-Qaeda over 40 Times
  17. 2001-09-10 January 1996-September 10, 2001: Canada Takes No Action Against Founding Al-Qaeda Leader, Despite Evidence Against Him
  18. 2001-09-10 August 22-September 10, 2001: Unclear If Bin Laden Unit Briefs Top CIA Management about 9/11 Hijacker Almihdhar’s Presence in US; Unit Chief Knows He Is Likely Attacker
  19. 2001-09-10 February 1999-September 10, 2001: FBI Agents Investigating Al-Qaeda-Linked US Charity Get Little Help
  20. 2001-09-10 Early June-September 10, 2001: Armed Drone Ready to Hit Bin Laden, but Bureacratic Concerns Prevent Its Use
  21. 2001-09-10 Late August-September 10, 2001: Hijackers’ San Diego Associates Appear to Have Foreknowledge of Attacks
  22. 2001-09-10 Between August 7 and September 10, 2001: Ashcroft Supposedly Does Not See ‘Bin Laden Determined to Strike in US’ Memo before 9/11
  23. 2001-09-10 August 7-September 10, 2001: Fire and Evacuation at CIA Headquarters Helps Prepare for Response on 9/11
  24. 2001-09-10 August 15-September 10, 2001: Minneapolis Agent Warns Superiors of Moussaoui Seventy Times, Obstructed by Headquarters
  25. 2001-09-10 August 16-September 10, 2001: FBI Fails to Inform Own Director of Moussaoui Case
  26. 2001-09-10 August 16-September 10, 2001: FBI Fails to Brief NSC on Moussaoui, although this Is Standard Practice
  27. 2001-09-10 August 16-September 10, 2001: 9/11 Hijackers Make Series of Deposits to Bank Accounts
  28. 2001-09-10 Between August 20-September 10, 2001: FBI Headquarters Agent Apparently Worried Moussaoui Case Will Damage His Career
  29. 2001-09-10 (August 23-September 10, 2001): Flight 77 Hijackers Stay at Valencia Motel
  30. 2001-09-10 (August 30-September 10, 2001): FBI Plans to Deport Moussaoui So Belongings Can Be Searched in France
  31. 2001-09-10 (September 2000-September 10, 2001): Pentagon Clinic Develops Emergency Plan, Significantly Aiding Response on 9/11
  32. 2001-09-10 Late August-September 10, 2001: WTC Security Raised, Then Scaled Back, in Weeks Before 9/11 Attack
  33. 2001-09-10 September 10, 2001: Vice President Cheney’s Domestic Terrorism Task Force Finally Beginning to Hire Staff
  34. 2001-09-10 September 10, 2001: 9/11 Hijacker Alshehhi Checks out of Boston Hotel
  35. 2001-09-10 September 10, 2001: NSA Intercepts: ‘The Match Begins Tomorrow’ and ‘Tomorrow Is Zero Hour’
  36. 2001-09-10 September 10, 2001: Attorney General Ashcroft Opposes Counterterrorism Funding
  37. 2001-09-10 September 10, 2001: 9/11 Hijacker Atta Allegedly Visits the WTC to Enter Coordinates Into GPS Device; One Report Claims Mistaken Identity
  38. 2001-09-10 September 10, 2001: Alarm Bells Sound over Unusual Trading in US Stock Options Market
  39. 2001-09-10 September 10, 2001: Intelligence Intercepts Show Al-Qaeda Agents Ordered to Return to Afghanistan by This Date
  40. 2001-09-10 September 10, 2001: Likely Hijacker Associates in Florida Predict American Bloodshed Tomorrow
  41. 2001-09-10 September 10, 2001: President Bush Arrives at Longboat Key Resort; Tight Overnight Security Includes Surface-to-Air Missiles
  42. 2001-09-10 September 10, 2001: Report Warns that Al-Qaeda Intends to Carry Out an Attack in the US
  43. 2001-09-10 September 10, 2001: FBI Crisis Response Unit Goes to California for Training, Therefore Away from Washington at Time of 9/11 Attacks
  44. 2001-09-10 September 10, 2001: Training Exercise Scenario at NORAD’s Southeast Sector Involves Cubans Hijacking Plane, Wanting to Go to New York
  45. 2001-09-10 September 10, 2001: Rumsfeld Announces Defense Department Cannot Track $2.3 Trillion in Transactions
  46. 2001-09-10 September 10, 2001: Review of Counterterrorism Legislation May Take Six Months, Says Cheney Aide
  47. 2001-09-10 September 10, 2001: FEMA Representatives Arrive in New York, Ready for Training Exercise
  48. 2001-09-10 September 10, 2001: Chief US Al-Qaeda Prosecutor Warns Friend Al-Qaeda Will Hit US Again
  49. 2001-09-10 September 10, 2001: US Generals Warned Not to Fly on Morning of 9/11
  50. 2001-09-10 September 10, 2001: One or Two Flight 77 Hijackers Are Caught on Video at Dulles Airport