...(1988–1992) 55 2.4 Building an Organization, Declaring War on the United States (1992–1996) 59 2.5 Al Qaeda’s Renewal in Afghanistan (1996–1998) ... ...5 7.1 First Arrivals in California 215 7.2 The 9/11 Pilots in the United States 223 7.3 Assembling the Teams 231 7.4 Final Strategies and Tactic... ...r.After ordering the Otis fighters to battle stations, Colonel Marr phoned Major General Larry Arnold, commanding general of the First Air Force and N... ...nted document condemned the Saudi monarchy for allowing the presence of an army of infidels in a land with the sites most sacred to Islam, and celebra... ...d States rushed out of Somalia in shame and dis- grace.” Citing the Soviet army’s withdrawal from Afghanistan as proof that a ragged army of dedicated... ...th and knowledge.After bloody struggles, the Sunni became (and remain) the major- ity sect. (The Shia are dominant in Iran.) The Caliphate—the institu... ...ng this “landmarks plot,” the FBI in June 1993 arrested Rahman and various confederates. 7 As a result of the investigations and arrests, the U.S.Atto... ...ile T enet was clearly the leader of the CIA, the intelligence community’s confederated structure left open the ques- tion of who really was in charge... ...ll Group considered ideas about how to respond to or prevent such attacks. Generals Shelton and Zinni came up with military options. Special Operation...

...Excerpt: We present the narrative of this report and the recommendations that flow from it to the President of the United States, the United States Congress, and the American people for their consideration. Ten Commissioners--five Republicans and five Democrats chosen by elected leaders from our nation?s capital at a time of great partisan divis...

...adin?s Appeal in the Islamic World 48 2.3 The Rise of Bin Ladin and al Qaeda (1988?1992) 55 2.4 Building an Organization, Declaring War on the United States (1992?1996) 59 2.5 Al Qaeda?s Renewal in Afghanistan (1996?1998) 63 3. COUNTERTERRORISM EVOLVES 71 3.1 From the Old Terrorism to the New: The First World Trade Center Bombing 71 3.2 Adaptation?and Nonadaptation? . . . ...