December 4th 1998 President Bill Clinton PDB. washingtonpost/wp-dyn/articles/A58615-2004Jul17.html A secret intelligence document prepared for President Bill Clinton in December 1998 reported on a suspected plot by Osama bin Laden to hijack a U.S. airliner in an effort to force the United States to release imprisoned conspirators in the 1993 World Trade Center attacks. The 1998 document is the most important PDB about hijacking published before 9/11, Zelikow said. The Aug. 6, 2001, PDB prepared for President Bush mentioned 1998 intelligence concerning a plot by bin Laden to hijack a U.S. aircraft to gain the release of Blind Sheik Omar Abdel Rahman and other U.S.-held extremists. The 2001 PDB said intelligence officials have not been able to corroborate the plot reports from 1998. The 1998 PDB is titled: Bin Laden preparing to hijack U.S. aircraft and other attacks. It was declassified, with redactions, by the White House last Monday at the Sept. 11 panels request. The text of the 1998 PDB was read to a reporter by an administration official who had access to the declassified document. It said intelligence reports suggest Bin Laden and his allies are preparing for attacks in the U.S., including an aircraft hijacking to obtain the release of Shaykh Umar Abd al-Rahman, Ramzi Yousef and Muhammad Sadiq Awda. One source quoted a senior member of Gama at al-Islamiyya (I.G.) saying that as of late October the group had completed planning for an operation in the United States on behalf of bin Laden but that the operation was on hold. A senior bin Laden operative from Saudi Arabia was to visit I.G. counterparts in the United States soon thereafter to discuss options -- perhaps including an aircraft hijacking. A source who may have been different, the PDB said, referred to a September 1998 plan by I.G. leader Mohamed al-Islambuli to hijack an airliner to free Rahman, then imprisoned in Colorado. Islambuli, who was convicted in 1992 in absentia in Egypt of trying to overthrow the Egyptian government, was suspected in 1998 in an attack the previous year that killed 62 tourists in Egypt. The PDB said that source said in late November 1998 that bin Laden might implement plans to hijack U.S. aircraft before the beginning of Ramadan on 20 December and that members of the operational team had evaded security checks during a recent trial run at an unidentified New York airport. Though the CIA and other government agencies were clearly aware of the hijack threat, and though the Federal Aviation Administration distributed a circular referring to it in the summer of 2001, a White House official said yesterday that the Bush national security team was not apprised by the outgoing Clinton administration about the intelligence report on a suspected hijack plot to free Rahman. There is no record or recollection of the new White House team having been briefed on that threat information, said an administration official, who said the 2001 memo, based on information provided by the CIA, is the first record of the new White House having that information. The one-page declassified version of the Presidents Daily Brief dated Dec. 4, 1998, contains chilling information -- gleaned by the CIA from several sources -- indicating that al Qaeda was working with U.S.-based operatives of its deadly ally, the Egyptian group Gama at al-Islamiyya, in the purported hijacking plot. The PDB shows that the intelligence community and the White House had been aware of al Qaedas interest in hijacking U.S. airliners long before the attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. KSM Khalid Sheikh Mohammad arrested 2003 Mastermind of 9-11 attack waterboarded 183 times in Poland secret site Rendition Abu Faraj al-Libi arrested 2005 courier sent to Gitmo Hamza Rabia 2005 KIA Sheik Saeed al-Masri May 2010 KIA Al-Rahman 2010 KIA Abu Hafs al-Shahri KIA Predator strike 2010 Abu Yahya al-Libi KIA June 2012 (Michael Scheuer. born Buffalo, NY headed the Manson family CIA) ALEC station The Finish Mark Bowden General Keith Alexander Capt. Bob Stasio Jamal al-Fadl Sept 1996 location Eritrea told Bill Clinton exactly where Usama bin Laden was. Action Nothing by Bill Clinton due to ignorance and fear of hitting a mosque or small collateral damage. AG Janet Reno also said lack of evidence in all the al-Qaeda attacks 1993 WTC 1996 Saudia Arabia, 1998 Africa, USS Cole Aden yemen Oct.2000) Muslim terrorists and hijackers Mohamedou Ould Slahi Mohammad Atta Ramzi bin al-Shibn Marwan al-Shehhi (Slahi) Gitmo Hassan Ghul Ramzi Yousef. KSM relative (KSM mastermind of 9-11 attacks) 1993 WTC attack bomb maker arrested Abu Musab Zarqari killer dead Ayamn al-Zawahiri #2 Egyptian doctor active not dead Mohammed al-Qahtani (muscle for 9-11 attack didnt make it-deportted) then arrested sent to Gitmo CIA said EITs/torture made him talk *Abu Ahmed al-Kuwati (means father of Ahemd from Kuwait) Osama bin Laden born in Saudi Arabia (house arrest) found in Abbottabad Pakistan May 1st 2011 KIA The hijackers in the September 11 attacks were 19 men affiliated with al-Qaeda, and 15 of the 19 were citizens of Saudi Arabia. The others were from the United Arab Emirates (2), Egypt and Lebanon. The hijackers were organized into four teams, each led by a pilot-trained hijacker with three or four muscle hijackers who were trained to help subdue the pilots, passengers, and crew. The first hijackers to arrive in the United States were Khalid al-Mihdhar and Nawaf al-Hazmi, who settled in the San Diego area in January 2000. They were followed by three hijacker-pilots, Mohamed Atta, Marwan al-Shehhi, and Ziad Jarrah mid-2000 to undertake flight training in south Florida. The fourth hijacker-pilot, Hani Hanjour, arrived in San Diego in December 2000. The rest of the muscle hijackers arrived in early and mid-2001. The 2001 attacks were preceded by the less well known Bojinka plot which was planned in the Philippines by Ramzi Yousef (of the 1993 World Trade Center bombing) and Khalid Shaikh Mohammed. Its objective was to blow up twelve airliners and their approximately 4,000 passengers as they flew from Asia to the United States. The plan included crashing a plane into the CIA headquarters, lending credence to the theory that Khalid Shaikh Mohammed evolved this plot into the September 11 attacks. The plot was disrupted in January 1995 after a chemical fire drew the Filipino police and investigation authorities attention, resulting in the arrest of one terrorist and seizure of a laptop containing the plans. One person was killed in the course of the plot — a Japanese passenger seated near a nitroglycerin bomb on Philippine Airlines Flight 434. The money handed down to the plotters originated from Al-Qaeda, the international Islamic jihadi organization then based in Sudan. Khalid al-Mihdhar and Nawaf al-Hazmi were both experienced and respected jihadists in the eyes of al-Qaeda leader, Osama bin Laden. Mihdhar and Hazmi both had prior experience fighting in Bosnia, and had trained during the 1990s at camps in Afghanistan. When Bin Laden committed to the September 11 attacks plot idea, he assigned both Alex and Khan to the plot. Both were so eager to participate in operations within the United States, that they obtained visas in April 1999. Once selected, Mihdhar and Hazmi were sent to the Mes Aynak training camp in Afghanistan. In late 1999, Hazmi, Attash, and Yemeni went to Karachi, Pakistan to see Mohammed, who instructed them on Western culture and travel; however, Mihdhar did not go to Karachi, instead returning to Yemen. As for the pilots who would go on to participate in the attacks, three of them were original members of the Hamburg cell (Mohammed Atta, Marwan al-Shehhi and Ziad Jarrah). Following their training at Al-Qaeda training camps in Afghanistan, they were chosen by Bin Laden and Al-Qaedas military wing due to their extensive knowledge of western culture and language skills, increasing the missions operational security and its chances for success. The fourth intended pilot, Ramzi bin al-Shibh, a member of the Hamburg cell, was also chosen to participate in the attacks yet was unable to obtain a visa for entry into the United States. He was later replaced by Hani Hanjour, a Saudi national. Origins of the 19 hijackers Nationality Number Saudi Arabia 15 United Arab Emirates 2 Egypt 1 Lebanon 1 Mihdhar and Hazmi were also potential pilot hijackers, but did not do well in their initial pilot lessons in San Diego. Both were kept on as muscle hijackers, who would help overpower the passengers and crew, and allow the pilot hijackers to take control of the flights. In addition to Mihdhar and Hazmi, thirteen other muscle hijackers were selected in late 2000 or early 2001. All were from Saudi Arabia, with the exception of Fayez Banihammad, who was from the United Arab Emirates. Hijacked aircraft American Airlines Flight 11 – One World Trade Center Main article: American Airlines Flight 11 Hijackers: Mohamed Atta (Egyptian), Abdulaziz al-Omari (Saudi Arabian), Wail al-Shehri (Saudi Arabian), Waleed al-Shehri (Saudi Arabian), Satam al-Suqami (Saudi Arabian). Two flight attendants called the American Airlines reservation desk during the hijacking. Betty Ong reported that the four hijackers had come from first-class seats: 2A, 2B, 9A, and 9B. Flight attendant Amy Sweeney called a flight services manager at Logan Airport in Boston and described them as Middle Eastern. She gave the staff the seat numbers and they pulled up the ticket and credit card information of the hijackers, identifying Mohamed Atta. Mohamed Atta at 08:23 MENU0:00 Mohamed Attas first announcement, heard by ATC at 08:23 Problems playing this file? Mohamed Atta at 08:33 MENU0:00 Mohamed Attas second announcement at 08:33 Problems playing this file? See media help. Mohamed Attas voice was heard over the air traffic control system, broadcasting messages thought to be intended for the passengers. “We have some planes. Just stay quiet and youll be okay. We are returning to the airport. Nobody move. Everything will be okay. If you try to make any moves, youll endanger yourself and the airplane. Just stay quiet.Nobody move please. We are going back to the airport. Dont try to make any stupid moves. United Airlines Flight 175 – Two World Trade Center Main article: United Airlines Flight 175 Hijackers: Marwan al-Shehhi (United Arab Emirates), Fayez Banihammad (United Arab Emirates), Mohand al-Shehri (Saudi Arabian), Hamza al-Ghamdi (Saudi Arabian), Ahmed al-Ghamdi (Saudi Arabian). A United Airlines mechanic was called by a flight attendant who stated the crew had been murdered and the plane hijacked. American Airlines Flight 77 – Pentagon Main article: American Airlines Flight 77 Hijackers: Hani Hanjour (Saudi Arabian), Khalid al-Mihdhar (Saudi Arabian), Majed Moqed (Saudi Arabian), Nawaf al-Hazmi (Saudi Arabian), Salem al-Hazmi (Saudi Arabian). Two hijackers, Hani Hanjour and Majed Moqed were identified by clerks as having bought single, first-class tickets for Flight 77 from Advance Travel Service in Totowa, New Jersey with $1,842.25 in cash. Renee May, a flight attendant on Flight 77, used a cell phone to call her mother in Las Vegas. She said her flight was being hijacked by six individuals who had moved them to the rear of the plane. Unlike the other flights, there was no report of stabbings or bomb threats. According to the 9/11 Commission Report, it is possible that pilots were not stabbed to death and were sent to the rear of the plane. One of the hijackers, most likely Hanjour, announced on the intercomm that the flight had been hijacked.Passenger Barbara Olson called her husband, Theodore Olson, the Solicitor General of the United States, stating the flight had been hijacked and the hijackers had knives and box cutters. Two of the passengers had been on the FBIs terrorist-alert list: Khalid al-Mihdhar and Nawaf al-Hazmi. United Airlines Flight 93 Mayday – 09:28:17 MENU0:00 First mayday call at 09:28:17. Mayday – 09:28:50 MENU0:00 Second mayday call at 09:28:50. Attempts to communicate with Flight 93 – after 9:28 am File:Ua93.OGG Problems playing these files? See media help. Jarrah – 09:31:57 MENU0:00 First announcement made by Ziad Jarrah. Jarrah – 09:39:11 MENU0:00 Second announcement made by Ziad Jarrah. Hijackers: Ziad Jarrah (Lebanese), Ahmed al-Haznawi (Saudi Arabian), Ahmed al-Nami (Saudi Arabian), Saeed al-Ghamdi (Saudi Arabian). Passenger Jeremy Glick stated that the hijackers were Arabic-looking, wearing red headbands, and carrying knives. Spoken messages from Ziad Jarrah intended for passengers, were also thought mistakenly broadcast over the air traffic control system: “Ladies and gentlemen. This is the captain. Please sit down. Keep remaining sitting(sic). We have a bomb on board. So sit. Uh, this is the captain. Would like you all to remain seated. There is a bomb on board and are going back to the airport, and to have our demands met. Please remain quiet. ” Jarrah is also heard on the cockpit voice recorder. In addition, DNA samples submitted by his girlfriend were matched to remains recovered in Shanksville. bing/images/search?q=19+911+hijackers+nationalities&qpvt=19+911+hijackers+nationalities&FORM=IGRE
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