...(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) ... ...86 CONTENTS v Final FM.1pp 7/17/04 5:25 PM Page v 3.5 . . . and in the State Department and the Defense Department 93 3.6 . . . and in the White... ...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... ...l1-4.4pp 7/17/04 9:12 AM Page 111 Bin Ladin himself was most likely to sleep.W orking with the tribals, they drew up plans for the raid.They ran t... ... past; since the August missile strikes, Bin Ladin had taken to moving his sleeping place fre- quently and unpredictably and had added new bodyguards.... ...officials were angry.“Mike” reported to Schroen that he had been unable to sleep after this decision.“I’m sure we’ll regret not acting last night,” he... ...nce from NYPD aviation should not be overstated. Contrary to a widely held misperception, no NYPD helicopter predicted the fall of either tower before...

...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? . . . ...