Pre-September 11 Reports of Terrorist Threats,
Including References to World Trade Center-
Why Did it Take 8 Months?
text and photos by Preston Peet-
special to Drugwar.com
May 17, 2002
Waking September 11, 2001, felt like one
of those nightmares where I think I've woken up until the monster
leaps out to grab me. It took weeks for me to grasp that the two
110 story tall towers I used to be able to see through my window
as I typed were really gone, taking nearly 3,000 lives with them.
The smoke, the stink, and the shock lingered, and the crews have
still 90,000 tons of debris to remove from the site. Since last
night, May 15, 2002, I've been feeling as though the towers have
fallen again.
The Bush administration knew of terrorist
threats before September 11, had been warned by both the FBI and
the CIA that some sort of attack or attacks were imminent, that
there were men connected to Osama bin Laden training at US flight
schools, that an FBI agent in Minneapolis thought Moussaoui, the
so-called 2oth hijacker was capable of flying a plane into the
World Trade Center, and yet have spent the last 8 months denying
anything more than the vaguest of warnings.
Vice President Richard Cheney called Senator
Tom Daschle more than once to insist there not be a Congressional
investigation into apparent intelligence failures that lead to
the Sept. 11 attacks. It appears the Bush administration did not
want the public to know they knew of Al Queda terror-plot warnings,
as the news was leaked to CBS News from a top secret classified
document.
Prior to the 15th, those who dared publicly
question the official version of events, such as Representative
Cynthia McKinney, (D-GA), and Michael C. Ruppert, have been villified
in the mainstream press, derisively refered to as conspiracy theorists
and much worse. Where are their detractors today? Can they explain
why the administration wanted to keep this pre-September 11 knowledge
secret?
Having watched, and photographed the results
of the attacks in NYC from my rooftop about a mile away from the
World Trade Center, I feel very close to this issue. Having seen
one of the towers fall along with what occupants remained inside,
having spent the last 8 months breathing in whatever toxins are
still in the environment, listening to my government lie to me
again and again about what they knew and when they knew it, I
am angry, offended, and worst of all, cannot believe I am surprised.
I have compiled a list of links to articles,
press releases, documents, and more, all dealing with the current
revelations about September 11, and other related news, which
the reader can access below. While I do not say the Bush administration
allowed the attacks to take place intentionally, it is hard to
come up with any good reason for their subsequent behavior, nor
their secretiveness. Already leery of this administration for
their stance on other issues, such as how they've attempted to
link their War on Some People's Terrorism to their War on Some
Drugs, it is difficult for me not to see this lastest news in
the worst possible light.
See Entire Series Here
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Links
"As we'll see in this article, the facts
just don't support the ignorance excuse. At the very least, the
success of the 911 attacks reveals gross incompetence, criminal
negligence, and general stupidity on the part of intelligence
and other aspects of the government. Remember, this is truly the
most charitable interpretation that can be given. A darker scenario
- and one that, as we shall see, is quite supportable by the facts
- is that some parties in the government knew what was about to
happen but failed to act."
September
11- No Surprise
by Russ Kick
longer version is available in
Everything You Know Is Wrong
Constant Updates on Sept. 11
at www.alternewswire.com
Cheney
Moves to Block 9-11 Probe
By Alison Mitchell
May 20, 2002
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NSA
GOT 9/11 WARNING ON 9/10
New York Post
June 12, 2002
U.S.
Lawmakers See More Intelligence Failures
By Lori Santos
Sun Jun 9, 2002
As
pre-Sept. 11 secrets emerge, a question: 'What else did the government
know?'
PETE YOST, Associated Press Writer
Saturday, June 8, 2002
Sept.
11 Attacks Quotes
By The Associated Press
Sat Jun 8, 2002
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"The need for an investigation of the
events surrounding September 11 is as obvious as is the need for
an investigation of the Enron debacle. Certainly, if the American
people deserve answers about what went wrong with Enron and why
(and we do), then we deserve to know what went wrong on September
11 and why."
Statement
of Rep. Cynthia McKinney
April 12, 2002
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Several weeks ago, I called for a congressional
investigation into what warnings the Bush Administration received
before the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. I was derided
by the White House, right wing talk radio, and spokespersons for
the military-industrial complex as a conspiracy theorist. Even
my patriotism was questioned because I dared to suggest that Congress
should conduct a full and complete investigation into the most
disastrous intelligence failure in American history. Georgia Senator
Zell Miller even went so far as to characterize my call for hearings
as "dangerous, loony and irresponsible."
Statement
of Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney on Terrorist Warnings
May 16, 2002
Public
Reaction to Rep. McKinney’s Call for 9-11 Investigation Quashes
Intended Media Massacre
by Michael Davidson, FTW Staff Writer
May 6, 2002
Democrat
Implies Sept. 11 Administration Plot
By Juliet Eilperin-Washington Post Staff
Writer
Friday, April 12, 2002; Page A16
McKinney
finds MASS support in her 9-11 Inquiry Position!! You can help
too!!
by Bill Douglas
Tuesday April 16, 2002 at 05:18 PM
'No
warnings' Truth launches surprise attack on Bush and critics of
McKinney
BY JOHN SUGG
May 22, 2002
"Last week, in little-noticed testimony
before a Senate panel, FBI Director Robert Mueller referred to
another internal document that may prove more explosive: notes
by a Minneapolis agent worrying that French Moroccan flight student
Zacarias Moussaoui might be planning to "fly something into
the World Trade Center.'"
Newsweek,
May 20, 2002 issue
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"Newspapers in Germany, France, Russia
and London reported in the months before September 11th of a blizzard
of warnings delivered to the Bush administration from all points
on the compass. The German intelligence service BND warned American
and Israeli agencies that terrorists were planning to hijack commercial
aircraft and use them as weapons to attack important American
targets. Egypt warned of a similar plane-based plot against Bush
during the G-8 summit in Genoa last June, a warning taken so seriously
that anti-aircraft batteries were placed around Columbus Airport
in Italy.
"Last August, Russian intelligence services
notified the CIA that 25 terrorist pilots had been trained for
suicide missions, and Putin himself confirmed that this warning
was delivered "in the strongest possible terms" specifically
regarding threats to airports and government buildings. In that
same month, the Israeli security agency Mossad issued a warning
to both the FBI and CIA that up to 200 bin Laden followers were
planning a major assault on America, aimed at vulnerable targets.
The Los Angeles Times later confirmed via unnamed US officials
that the Mossad warnings had been received.
The
Terrorists Flew and Bush Knew
William Rivers Pitt
May 16, 2002
George
W Bush, Political Terrorist
William Rivers Pitt - t r u t h o u t
Thursday, 23 May, 2002
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"About 15,000 police are on duty as
part of the $110 million security operation. Surface-to-air missiles,
fighter jets and naval ships form part of the security operation,
which is also responsible for defending the summit from attacks
by terrorists."
G8
Summit Death Shocks Leaders
CNN.com- Alessio Vinci and Kelly Wallace contributed to this report
July 21, 2001
Plot
to assassinate Bush - reports
CNN.com
July 9, 2001
Why
would Osama bin Laden want to kill Dubya, his former business
partner?
By James Hatfield
July 3, 2001
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Has
the Establishment Left become a handmaiden of the Republican Right?
By Bev Conover Online Journal Editor and Publisher
June 4, 2002
9-11
and the Public Safety : Seeking Answers and Accountability
Press Release- UnansweredQuestions.org
June 2, 2002
Panel:
More Terror Data Than Thought
By KEN GUGGENHEIM, Associated Press Writer
Wed Jun 5, 1:41 AM ET
Heads-Up
To Ashcroft Proves Threat Was Known Before 9/11
by Harley Sorensen Special to SF Gate
Monday, 3 June, 2002
9-11
: Bush Faults CIA and FBI
By The Associated Press | New York Times
Tuesday, 4 June, 2002
Bush
Concerned About Sept. 11 Congressional
Probes By Reuters | New York Times
Tuesday, 4 June, 2002
Egypt
Warned U.S. of a Qaeda Plot, Mubarak Asserts
By Patrick E. Tyler And Neil MacFarquhar The New York Times
Tuesday, 4 June, 2002
Hearings
Begin Today on Pre-9/11 Intelligence Congress Plans Bipartisan
Review
By Susan Milligan Boston Globe Staff Writer
Tuesday, 4 June, 2002
Senator:
Hearings to expose 'big failures'
CNN
June 3, 2002
New
Republic: CIA Back-Stabbed Bush to Cover Itself
Carl Limbacher and NewsMax.com Staff
May 31, 2002
The
Top of the Chain Who Is the Real Mastermind, and Who Are His Helpers?
News Analysis By John K. Cooley -ABC News
Sept. 12, 2001
The
Hijackers We Let Escape
By Michael Isikoff and Daniel Klaidman
NEWSWEEK - June 10, 2002 issue
The
Bush 9/11 Scandal for Dummies
By Bernard Weiner t r u t h o u t
Sunday, 2 June, 2002
Senator
Seeks FBI Agent for Probe
By The Associated Press | New York Times
June 1, 2002
Carnivore
bites off too much
BY William Matthews
May 29, 2002
Tearful
FBI Agent Apologizes To Sept. 11 Families and Victims
By Jeff Johnson CNSNews.com Congressional Bureau Chief
May 30, 2002
Weenies
or Moles?
Peggy Noonan
May 31, 2002
Wiretaps
May Have Foretold Terror Attacks
By Sebastian Rotella And Josh Meyer Los Angeles Times Staff Writers
May 29 2002
Memo
Reveals FBI E-Mail Snafu
D. Ian Hopper
WASHINGTON, May 29, 2002
MISSED
MESSAGES
by SEYMOUR M. HERSH- the New Yorker
May 27, 2002
Fear
and Loathing
By Joel Bleifuss
May 24, 2002
Global
Eye -- Prior Engagement
By Chris Floyd, Metropolis-The Moscow Times
May 24, 2002
F.B.I.
Agent Says Superior Altered Report, Foiling Inquiry
By JAMES RISEN- New York Times (registration required)
May 24, 2002
FBI
Was Warned of Sept. 11 Hijacker Informant Says He Provided Facts
About Phoenix Hijacker
By John McWethy
May 23, 2002
FBI
downplayed Moussaoui concerns, critic says
Associated Press
May 24, 2002
FBI
Agent's Report in July "Was Very Specific."
Eric Lichtblau And Josh Meyer Los Angeles Times Staff Writers
May 23 2002
CIA
pays informer $50,000: paper
By Our Correspondent - Afgha.com
Tuesday, May 21 2002
Dan
Rather: Bush Issued Bogus Terror Alert to Cover Up 9-11 Bungle
Newsmax.com
Wednesday, May 22, 2002 10:51 a.m. EDT
All
the desperate lies and spin don't change the fact that the Bush
administration had foreknowledge of the Sept. 11 attacks
By Larry Chin Online Journal Contributing Editor
May 19, 2002
Ralph
Nader attacks post-Sept. 11 response of corporate America, Bush
and Western Europe
Associated Press
Fri May 17,10:46 AM ET
U.S.
planned for attack on al-Qaida
NBC News
May 16, 2002
THE
LIE WON’T STAND
by Michael C. Ruppert
May 16, 2002
Unheeded
Warnings
(Agent's Notes pointed to possible World Trade Center Attack)
Newsweek
May 20, 2002 issue
Cheney
Fears Leaks From Any New Sept. 11 Inquiry
By Arshad Mohammed
May 22, 2002 04:47 PM ET
In
Berlin, Bush stresses opposition to special probe of early warnings
Ron Fournier- Associated Press White House Correspondent
May 23, 2002
Ashcroft
drawn into row over September 11
He has accused his critics of undermining the fight against terrorism.But
it is becoming clear that before September 11 he had little interest
in counter-terrorism, and diverted resources from measures to
prevent terrorism towards those aimed at more traditional targets,
such as drugs and child pornography.
Julian Borger in Washington- The Guardian
Tuesday May 21, 2002
FBI
shared suspicions with CIA
WASHINGTON — The FBI asked the CIA to check on the backgrounds
of Middle Eastern men taking flight lessons in Arizona months
before Sept. 11 and were told the men had no direct connection
to terrorists, senior government officials said Sunday. The FBI's
action shows for the first time that it shared with intelligence
agencies some suspicions it had about Arab students at a Phoenix
flight school.
By Kevin Johnson and Toni Locy, USA TODAY
May 20, 2002
Revelations
of Pre-September 11 Warnings Require PATRIOT ACT Repeal
by Peter Erlinder
May 20, 2002
Bush's
Fatal Half Hour
By Jay Weidner
5-20-2
Cover-up
and conspiracy: The Bush administration and September 11
By the Editorial Board www.wsws.org
18 May 2002
Bush
Fiddled While New York Burned
by Michael Colby- Counter Punch
May 17, 2002
Pentagon
Miss & The 'Official Story'
From Brasscheck ken@brasscheck.com
5-18-2
Bush
defiant on terror warnings
BBC
Friday, 17 May, 2002
Newsweek
Poll: Americans Want Probe Into Intelligence Failings
Some Americans say President Bush should have done more after
receiving warning of possible hijackings, but the CIA and FBI
get most of the blame for the September 11 attacks
By Jennifer Barrett NEWSWEEK WEB EXCLUSIVE
May 18, 2002
US
asks a disturbing question: What did the President know?
By Rupert Cornwell in Washington
17 May 2002
Knowing
Much, Bush Did Little to Protect America
by James Ridgeway
May 16th, 2002 3:15 PM
Bush
Aides Seek To Contain Furor Sept. 11 Not Envisioned, Rice Says
By Dan Eggen and Dana Priest Washington Post Staff Writers
Friday, May 17, 2002; Page A01
Report
Warned Of Suicide Hijackings
WASHINGTON, CBS News
May 17, 2002
1999
Report for CIA Foresaw Al Qaeda Plane Attack
By Randall Mikkelsen - Reuters
May 17, 2002 06:24 PM ET
U.S.
Senator Thomas Daschle; News Conference
on 9-11 Admissions by the White House
May 16, 2002
The
Terrorists Flew and Bush Knew
By William Rivers Pitt
May 16, 2002
Gephardt
on Reports of Bush Knowledge of Al Queda Hijackings
May 16, 2002
Lawmakers
Push for Hearings on Warning Given to Bush
By David E. Sanger With Sherri Day
May 16, 2002
PAVLOV’S
CHIMP
By David Podvin
May 19, 2002
Senator
Bob Grahm : On 911 DOJ, CIA Uncooperative
By The Associated Press | New York Times
May 9, 2002
Bush
Knew Of Hijack Threat
CBS News.com
May 15, 2002
Relatives
of 9-11 victims distraught over plot report
By DAVID CRARY, AP National Writer
May 16, 2002
Paint
Bush as the Incompetent Slacker He Is
Op-ed column By Jackson Thoreau
May 20, 2002
White
House On The Defensive
CBS News
May 16, 2002
What
Bush Knew Before Sept. 11
CBS News
May 16, 2002
Flight
School Memo Named Bin Laden
Reuters
May 15, 2002
Defense:
Moussaoui Is Scapegoat
CBS News
April 26, 2002
The
Phoenix FBI Document
The Smoking Gun
Administration
Issued Numerous Terror Warnings Before 9/11
By Scott Hogenson- CNS News
May 16, 2002
Natl.
Security Adviser Confirms Receipt of Terrorist Threats Before
9/11
By Jim Burns- CNSNews.com Senior Staff Writer
May 16, 2002
Spinning
the News: Intelligence Failure or Bush Failure?
By Susan Jones- CNSNews.com Morning Editor
May 16, 2002
What
Consensus? Conspiracy Theorist Immune to the Widespread Support
for War on Terror
By Dean Schabner
April 17, 2002
Contingency
planning Pentagon MASCAL exercise simulates scenarios in preparing
for emergencies Story and Photos
by Dennis Ryan MDW News Service
Washington DC, Nov. 3, 2000
Lead
Investigator in Inquiry Quits
New York Times- (requires registration)
April 29, 2002
The
Office of Congresswoman Cythnia McKinney
Special Order Remarks
September 21, 2001
Willie
Brown got low-key early warning about air travel
Phillip Matier, Andrew Ross©2001 San FranciscoChronicle Page A
- 17
Wednesday, September 12, 2001
FBI
Linked to First World Trade Center Bombing
by Louis Beam
It
May Not Be Those We First Suspect
by Timothy Wilken
September 18, 2002
Rather
Says; Patriotic Fever Caused Him to Go Easy on Questions
Matthew Engel in Washington- The Guardian
Friday May 17, 2002
September
11, 2001
WHODUNNIT?
Cheney Panics Over Sept 11 Congressional Investigation
US
planned War In Afghanistan Long Before September 11
By Patrick Martin- editor@wsws.org
11-20-1
NEW
REVELATIONS ON 9-11- DID GEORGE W. KNOW?
by Michel Chossudovsky
December 8, 2001
The
Day America Cried and the World Watched in Horror
CIA,
FBI and September 11 Atrocities
November 19, 2001
U.S.
Policy on Assassinations, CIA
Human Rights Watch Letter to President George W. Bush
September 20, 2001
Aviation
Students Were Monitored Before Sept. 11
By Dan Eggen- Washington Post Staff Writer
Saturday, May 4, 2002; Page A13
Was
the US government alerted to September 11 attack? Part 1: Warnings
in advance
By Patrick Martin
16 January 2002 (parts 2, 3, and 4 are linked here)
Bush
Warns Rogue States Against Supporting Terrorism
December 11, 2001
The
war against terrorism and the transformation of the world order
Prepared for the IISS/CEPS European Security Forum, Brussels,
November 5, 2001
(Updated on 2 November 2001)
911:
Letting It Happen
By Ken McCarthy
[posted 1 February 2001]-(obviously this date is wrong. Perhaps
they mean 2002-ed.)
Instant
Messages To Israel Warned Of WTC Attack
By Brian McWilliams, Newsbytes. NEW YORK, NEW YORK, U.S.A.,
27 Sep 2001, 11:48 AM CST
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"Our gathering here, today, is to express
the need for better protections for whistle blowers, especially
national security whistleblowers. And we are here to honor some
of the nation's foremost whistleblowers who have done an important
service for their country. Since September 11, government agencies
have placed a greater emphasis on secrecy and restricted information
for security reasons, understandably so in some cases. But, with
these restrictions come a greater danger of stopping the legitimate
disclosure of wrongdoing and mismanagement, especially about public
safety and security. That is why all of you and what you do are
more important now than ever. Bureaucracies have an instinct to
cover up their misdeeds and mistakes, and that temptation is even
greater when a potential security issue can be used as an excuse.
You serve as a check against this instinct and temptation. "
Statement
of Senator Chuck Grassley at the The Paul Revere Forum: National
Security Whistleblowers Speak
February 27, 2002
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"The global snitch culture predicted
in the first edition of this book is here. The September 11, 01
attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon has produced an
international surveillance society that spells the end to personal
privacy. The War on Terrorism is in fact the final crackdown on
civil rights and liberties, both here and abroad."
FROM
SNITCH CULTURE, FERAL HOUSE BOOKS, SECOND EDITION, 02
INTRODUCTION: THE FINAL CRACKDOWN
by Jim Reddin
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The
Role of Intelligence in Countering Terrorism:
Applications to Civil Aviation
Conference on Aviation Safety and Security
Paul R. Pillar- DCI Counterterrorist Center
January 14, 1997
Tools
of the Terror Trade
By Terence Nelan ABCNEWS.com
November 1, 1999 or Jan. 11, 1999 (unclear at site)
Responding
to Terrorism- What Military Option Does the President Have?
Terrorism Project
100
Horribles- Contemplating al-Qaeda's next move By Graham T.
Allison- SPECIAL TO MSNBC.COM
September 27, 2001
Terrorism
Definitions
Military
Response- President Bush Signs Defense Bill Jan. 10, 2002
(Links to Real Audio Files)
USA:
'New War' May Shift Defense Spending
Focus Likely to be on Surveillance, Certain Companies Will Benefit
By Gary Gentile- Associated Press
October 1, 2001
MILITARY
ACTIONS
Jim Lehrer NewsHour
September 24, 2001
Bush
Tells Congress: Freedom and Fear Are At War
By Jeff Johnson-CNSNews.com Congressional Bureau Chief
September 21, 2001
HERE
TODAY, THERE TOMORROW: COMMERCIAL NUCLEAR REACTOR SITES AS TERRORIST
TARGETS
A Report by NEIS-Nuclear Energy Information Service
Evanston, IL
October 22, 2001
The
War Profiteers:
How Are Weapons Manufacturers Faring in the War?
by Frida Berrigan
December 18, 2001
Terrorism
Studies
Federal Research Division
(see Sociology-Psychology of Terrorism at top of page)
White
House Commission on Aviation Safety and Security FINAL REPORT
TO PRESIDENT CLINTON
VICE PRESIDENT AL GORE, CHAIRMAN
FEBRUARY 12, 1997
Impeach
Bush and Cheney for Failing to Protect America on 911
Democrats.com
Made
in the U.S.A.: How the U.S. Manufactures Terrorists
By Peter Dale Scott, Pacific News Service, September 19, 2001
The
USA PATRIOT Act Was Planned Before 9/11
by Jennifer Van Bergen- t r u t h o u t
20 May, 2002
