commercial aircraft, control its cockpit, and dive it at the CIA headquarters. Other buildings targeted: the Penta-
gon and the World Trade Center.”
“The Federal Aviation administration received 52 warnings about Al Qaeda in the 6 months before 9/11 and did
not apparently heed them.”
“The Pentagon reportedly does not want to the public to hear next weeks Senate testimony about the former
secret intelligence unit known as Abel Danger.”
“...and it identified Mohammed Atta and 3 other 911 terrorists as members of a Al Qaeda cell in Brooklyn NY, more
than a year before the attacks.”
“We found two of the three cells which conducted the 9/11 attacks.”
“Lt Colonel Tony Shaffer who was the first member of Abel Danger to go public has now been told in writing by
the Defence Intelligence agancy that he can’t speak to members of congress or their staff without prior approv-
al.”
“This is an attempt to prevent the American people from knowing the facts about how we could have prevented
9/11 and people are covering it up today”
“Security in counter terrorism was blinking red, in the words of George Tenet, that the warnings of an imminent
attack were so severe, that something dramatic should have been done. It was unparalleled. Instead, our presi-
dent went on a month long vacation?”
1
Alicia Shepard, Cathy Trost, and Newseum, Running Toward Danger: Stories Behind the Breaking News of 9/11, Foreword by
Tom Brokaw (Lanham, Md.: Rowman & Littlefield, 2002), 87
The above testimony and news reports cover or allude to issues of possible foreknowledge by the Government.
Points:
(1) Administration Testimony (denial)
(2) Drills
(3) Abel Danger
(4) Warnings
(1) Administrative Testimony:
These statements (as presented in Zeitgeist) by Rice, Cheney, Bush and Mueller can definitively be deemed as extremely
improbable/false given the evidence of Drills, Intelligence Programs and Warnings which occurred before the Sept. 11th
attacks, as described below.
(2) Drills:
The drill denoted is OPERATION MASCAL, which, in 2000, planned for a plane attack on the Pentagon. 1 (Later in this
guide, in the section regarding the “War Games”, many more pre-911 drills which resembled the actual attacks are dis-
cussed, along with ones occuring the day of - these include 3 other Pentgagon drills in the same context)
With regard to the FEMA Response Manual, the actual text doesn’t specifically talk about the WTC, outside of the general
context of terrorism. However, it is important to know that it was considered a valued target by the government.
In addition, in an AP story after 9/11, it was revealed that “one U.S. intelligence agency was planning an exercise last
Sept. 11 in which an errant aircraft would crash into one of its buildings. But the cause wasn’t terrorism -- it was to be a
simulated accident.”
“...It was just an incredible coincidence that this happened to involve an aircraft crashing into our facility,” Haubold said.
“As soon as the real world events began, we canceled the exercise.”
The exercise was commended by the National Reconnaissance Office, which “draws its personnel from the military and
the CIA.” 2
(3) Able Danger:
Able Danger was a classified military planning effort led by the U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM). Lt. Col.
Anthony Shaffer was the first to go public about his knowledge of the Able Danger work, specifically with regard to the fact
that the Team had identified 4 of the 911 hijackers prior to 911, including Mohammed Atta. After working to set up three
meeting with the FBI in 2000, each one was eventually canceled by military lawyers. Shaffer has also stated that he told
the 9/11 Commission staff about what had been found by Able Danger. Yet, none of his intelligence made it into the 911
Commission final report. If we are to believe the testimony of Lt. Shaffer and his counterparts, then it suggest that the
reason the FBI canceled the meets was to ‘block’ the inquiry, possibly protecting the alleged “hijackers”. Likewise, the fact
the 911 Commission didn’t even mention the information shows a possible coverup. Also, according to testimony by Rep.
Weldon, the Pentagon later destroyed 2.5 terabytes of data with regard to Able Danger, further suggesting a cover up.
(4) Warnings:
An extensive “warning timeline” has been created by M. Ruppert. 3 One worth mentioning, however, is the warning from
Russian President Putin which was recorded in the Izvestia publication. It stated:
“ September 12, 2001 (14:15) Yesterday at the headquarters of Central Intelligence Service in Langley a confidential
meeting between one of the Deputy Directors of CIA and a special messenger of Russian Intelligence Service took place.
According to NewsRu sources he delivered to his American colleagues some documents including audio tapes with tele-
phone conversations directly relating to terrorist attacks on Washington and New York last Tuesday. According to these
sources, Russian Intelligence agents know the organizers and executors of these terrorist attacks. More than that, Mos-
cow warned Washington about preparation to these actions a couple of weeks before they happened.” 4 5
Additional Points: -Surveillance-
-Some of the 9/11 hijackers and even Osama bin Laden had been under tight surveillance for years, putting in question
the idea that such a plan could go unnoticed. In the words of former Egyptian Foreign Minister: ““Bin Laden does not have
the capabilities for an operation of this magnitude. When I hear Bush talking about Al-Qaida as if it was Nazi Germany or
the communist party of the Soviet Union, I laugh because I know what is there. Bin Laden has been under surveillance
1
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pentagon_MASCAL
2
http://www.boston.com/news/packages/sept11/anniversary/wire_stories/0903_plane_exercise.htm
3
http://www.fromthewilderness.com/free/ww3/02_11_02_lucy.html
4
http://www.fromthewilderness.com/images/izvestia.gif
5
(translation): http://www.fromthewilderness.com/free/ww3/izvestia_story_pic.html
for years: every telephone call was monitored and al-Qaida has been penetrated by American intelligence, Pakistani
intelligence, Saudi intelligence, Egyptian intelligence. They could not have kept secret an operation that required such a
degree of organization and sophistication.” 1
-Other Whistleblowers-
-An additional point to add would be the Testimony of FBI Translator Sibel Edmonds, who has multiple “gag” orders
against her by the State, limiting her ability to speak openly of her experience. According to Salon magazine: “A former
FBI wiretap translator with top-secret security clearance, who has been called “very credible” by Sen. Charles Grassley,
R-Iowa, has told Salon she recently testified to the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States that
the FBI had detailed information prior to Sept. 11, 2001, that a terrorist attack involving airplanes was being plotted.” 2
Edmonds also gave 3+ hours of testimony to the 911 Commission, which the Commission did not even address in the
report, aside from a mere footnote. She then wrote an open letter condemning the Report, which can be found here:
http://www.commondreams.org/views04/0802-06.htm
-Other Evidence of Foreknowledge-
-The possible “Insider Trading” which occurred globally around 911 is another important consideration, suggesting
foreknowledge within the investment community. This had to do with the record “put options” (or bet that a stock will fall)
placed before the attack on the United and American Airlines, along with other bets on related Hotels, T-bills and more.
Such trades were reported in the U.S.A., Germany, Britain, Canada, Japan, Switzerland, Hong Kong, France Italy Spain,
Belgium, Luxembourg and Singapore. 3
In the words of ABC Consultant Jonathan Winer:
“It’s absolutely unprecedented to see cases of insider trading covering the entire world from Japan to the US to North
America to Europe.” 4
In the words of Columbia University Law Professor John Coffee:
“It’s a matter of great interest...we shouldn’t just focus on it as proof of insider trading but as evidence of a desire to com-
mit murder and terrorism.” 5
In the words of Phil Erlanger, former senior technical analysts, Fidelity Investments:
“From my perspective it is very clear that there was highly unusual and suspicious activity in airline and hotel stocks in the
days and weeks leading up to the attacks.” 6
[More: http://www.seattlepi.com/business/39439_trade19.shtml ]
It isn’t the scope of this Source Guide to extend a complete expression of this issue but to rather introduce the concern.
However, there are two key accents to denote. The first is the unclaimed 2.5 million dollar profit made on United Airlines.
There is very little reason to assume anyone would leave such a profit unclaimed unless there was something to hide. 7
This is compounded by the near total lack of inquiry by the authorities into the issue.
Second, the issue of insider trading itself was deemed “innocuous” and hence dismissed by the 911 Commission in a
very short passage in their final report. The reason they claim it is not relevant is:
“A single U.S.-based institutional investor with no conceivable ties to al Qaeda purchased 95 percent of the UAL puts on
September 6 as part of a trading strategy that also included buying 115,000 shares of American on September 10...
Similarly, much of the seemingly suspicious trading in American on September 10th was traced to a specific U.S.-based
options trading newsletter, faxed to its subscribers on Sunday, September 9, which recommended these trades”.
The first problem with this dismissal is that it is circular in its reasoning, saying “with no conceivable ties to al Qaeda”. Of
course, al Qaeda is irrelevant here. The second problem is that it ignores the numerous other accts of relevant trading oc-
curring across the world and outside of the Airline stocks.
The third problem is how they essentially lay the blame on a ‘newsletter’. Saying “much of the seemingly suspicious trad-
ing in American on September 10th was traced to a specific U.S.-based options trading newsletter, faxed to its subscribers
on Sunday, September 9, which recommended these trades.” (cont)
1
http://www.guardian.co.uk/theguardian/2001/oct/10/features11.g2
2
http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2004/03/26/translator
3
Michael C. Ruppert, Crossing the Rubicon: The Decline of the American Empire at the End of the Age of Oil, New Society
Publishers p. 242
4
World News Tonight, September 20th 2001
5
Mathewson and Nol, “Securities regulators check out possible terrorist insider trades,” Bloomberg News, 9/19/01
6
Erlanger Squeeze Play, Nov. 13, 2001
7
http://articles.sfgate.com/2001-09-29/news/17617189_1_trading-options-ual-corp-options-exchanges
(This vague newsletter excuse is often coupled with a “weak economy” reasoning as well, as though that alone is an
explanation for the extra-ordinary trading patterns.) However, there is also evidence to show that contrary reports were
actually showing favor of the airlines. A story by Reuters on Sept. 10th had the headline “Airline stocks may be poised to
take off”, discussing Goldman Sachs evaluations, including an positive interest of AA. 1
As a final point here, please review the 1995 plot called “Project Bojinka, which was a large scale planned attack that in-
cluded planes being crashed into buildings. The CIA was aware of this in 1995 so, again, claims of no thought given to the
idea of hijacked aircrafts being flown into buildings is clearly false. 2 3
For more on this topic, the following article set is suggested:
http://www.fromthewilderness.com/free/ww3/12_06_01_death_profits_pt1.html
http://www.fromthewilderness.com/free/ww3/12_11_01_death_profits_pt2.html
http://www.fromthewilderness.com/free/ww3/01_09_02_death_profits_pt3.html
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2002/may/19/terrorism.september11
(2) [19 hijackers]
“The head of Pakistani intelligence at the ISI, Mahmoud Ahmed requested Omar Sheik to wire a hundred thou-
sand dollars to Mohamed Atta, who was the lead hijacker. “
“The hijacker Mohamed Atta received wire transfers via Pakistan. The man sending the money to Atta is believed
to be Ahmed Omar Said Sheik.”
“Omar Sheik admitted he was supported by the Pakistan government’s Intelligence Service, the ISI.”
[No inquiry was ever made as to why General Ahmad ordered $100K to be sent to Mohamed Atta.]
[On the morning of September 11, Government officials were having
breakfast with General Ahmad in Washington.]
[The 911 Commission deemed the financing of the attacks was ‘of little significance” in their official report.]
“As hard as this is to believe that two of the alleged terrorists involved in what happened on Tuesday may have
attended schools run by the US military.”
“Evidence was also apparently planted. The passport of one of the hijackers of Flight 11, was allegedly found in
the rubble.”
“The Hijackers Passport was found blocks from the world trade center crash site if you can believe that.”
“ ‘The 911 hijackers are alive and well’- that’s according to the chief of Japans democratic party who says, ‘911 is
a hoax.’ “
“Several of these nineteen men are still alive.”
[“I couldn’t believe it when the FBI put me on their list. They gave my name and my date of birth, but I am not a
suicide bomber. I am here. I am alive. I have no idea how to fly a plane”- Abdulaziz al-Omari:]
[At least 7 of the “hijackers” are still alive.]
[The FBI has to this day not revised their list.]
[At least 5 “Hijackers” are reported as linked to US military Institutions” ]
The above testimony and news reports cover or allude to the follow points:
(1) The $100k moved from Omar Sheik to Mohammed Atta, as directed by then Pakistan ISI Chief Mahmoud Ahmed.
(2) The meeting of Gen. Mahmoud Ahmed with Government Officials on 9/11/01
(3) The link between the alleged hijackers and US Military Institutions
(4) Passport found in WTC rubble
(5) Yukihisa Fujita of the Japan Democratic Party public statements against the Official story.
(6) 7 “Alive” hijackers and the FBI list.
(1) With regard to the 100k wire transfer:
-In late Sept. 2001, as documented by the Washington Post, Brian Ross of ABC news relayed: “As to September 11,
federal authorities have told ABC News they’ve now tracked more than $100,000 from banks in Pakistan to two banks in
Florida to accounts held by suspected hijack ringleader Mohamed Atta.” 4
-Less than 2 weeks after the above report, the “Agence France Presse” (AFP) and the “Times of India” confirmed and
expanded the issue: (cont.)
1
Kathy Fieweger, “Airline stocks may be poised for take off,” Rueters, September 10 2001
2
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bojinka_plot
3
http://www.nytimes.com/2004/04/17/opinion/17KRIS.html
4
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/nation/specials/attacked/transcripts/abctext_093001.html
“Indian authorities also told the US that the trail led back from Sheikh to the then chief of ISI, Lt Gen Mahmud Ahmad who
was subsequently forced to retire by Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf. The FBI had been provided with the details,
including Sheikh’s mobile numbers. But Pistole’s testimony is silent on these issues. The FBI has estimated the Septem-
ber 11 attacks cost between $175,000 and $250,000. That money which paid for flight training, travel and other expenses
— flowed to the hijackers through associates in Germany and the United Arab Emirates.” 1
- On October 6, 2001, a senior-level U.S. government official, told CNN that U.S. investigators had discovered Ahmed
Omar Saeed Sheikh (Sheik Syed), using the alias “Mustafa Muhammad Ahmad” had sent about $100,000 from the
United Arab Emirates to Mohammed Atta. “Investigators said Atta then distributed the funds to conspirators in Florida in
the weeks before the deadliest acts of terrorism on U.S. soil that destroyed the World Trade Center, heavily damaged the
Pentagon and left thousands dead. In addition, sources have said Atta sent thousands of dollars—believed to be excess
funds from the operation—back to Saeed in the United Arab Emirates in the days before September 11. 2
- The Wall Street Journal was one of the only Western news organizations to follow up on the story, citing the Times of In-
dia: “US authorities sought General Mahmud Ahmed’s removal after confirming the fact that $100,000 was wired to WTC
hijacker Mohammed Atta from Pakistan by Ahmad Umar Sheikh at the instance of General Mahmud.” 3
-Another Indian newspaper, the Daily Excelsior, quoting FBI sources, reported that the “FBI’s examination of the hard disk
of the cellphone company Omar Sheikh had subscribed to led to the discovery of the “link” between him and the deposed
chief of the Pakistani ISI, Mahmud Ahmed. And as the FBI investigators delved deep, reports surfaced with regard to
the transfer of $100,000 to Mohammed Atta, one of the terrorists who flew a hijacked Boeing commercial airliner into the
World Trade Center. General Mahmud Ahmed, the FBI investigators found, fully knew about the transfer of money to Atta.”
(2) With regard to Gen. Mahmoud Ahmed meeting with Government Officials:
- It is confirmed that he did meet with Senator Bob Graham and Rep. Porter Goss, the chairmen of the Senate and House
Intelligence Committees. He arrived on the 4th of September, one week before 9-11, on what was described as a routine
visit of consultations with his U.S. counterparts. According to Pakistani journalist, Amir Mateen on Sept 10th 2001:
“ISI Chief Lt-Gen. Mahmoud’s week-long presence in Washington has triggered speculation about the agenda of his mys-
terious meetings at the Pentagon and National Security Council. Officially, he is on a routine visit in return to CIA Director
George Tenet’s earlier visit to Islamabad. Official sources confirm that he met Tenet this week. He also held long parleys
with unspecified officials at the White House and the Pentagon. But the most important meeting was with Marc Grossman,
U.S. Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs. One can safely guess that the discussions must have centred around
Afghanistan . . . and Osama bin Laden. What added interest to his visit is the history of such visits. Last time Ziauddin
Butt, Mahmoud’s predecessor, was here, during Nawaz Sharif’s government, the domestic politics turned topsy-turvy
within days.” 4
This, of course, raises a serious question as to why Government Officials were meeting with an individual which had re-
portedly requested the 100k wire transfer to Mohammed Atta. We can assume the Government had no knowledge of the
fact before hand. However, since the FBI has confirmed the relationship, it is very odd that no investigation was made, es-
pecially since the 911 Commission admits that it cost ‘only a few hundred thousand dollars’ to finance the attack, making
such a large percentage move of that money very suspicious. Not to mention, they didn’t even bring up Gen. Mahmoud
Ahmed’s 100k wire transfer in their final report, even though it was public knowledge at the time.
Another general point to consider is that fact that Pakistan ISI has worked in lockstep with the CIA for years.
“With CIA backing, the ISI has developed, since the early 1980s, into a parallel structure, a state within a state, with
staff and informers estimated by some at 150,000. It wields enormous power over all aspects of government.” - Michael
Meacher 5
And finally, In the course of Condoleezza Rice’s May 16th press conference, an accredited Indian journalist asked a ques-
tion on the role of General Mahmoud Ahmad:
Q: “Are you aware of the reports at the time that the ISI chief was in Washington on September 11th, and on September
10th $100,000 was wired from Pakistan to these groups here in this area? And why was he here? Was he meeting with
you or anybody in the Administration?”
Ms RICE: “I have not seen that report, and he was certainly not meeting with me.”
What is revealing about this denial is that the White House and CNN transcripts of Dr. Rice’s press conference, the words
“ISI chief” were transcribed respectively by a blank “--” and “(inaudible)”, even though they can be clearly heard on the
Video recording.
1
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/cms.dll/html/uncomp/articleshow?msid=107432
2
http://archives.cnn.com/2001/WORLD/asiapcf/south/10/08/india.ressa/
3
http://www.opinionjournal.com/best/?id=95001298
4
Amir Mateen, ISI Chief’s Parleys continue in Washington, News Pakistan, 10 September 2001
5
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2004/jul/22/usa.september11
(3) With regard to the link between the alleged Hijackers and US Military Institutions:
A multitude of press reports, including stories from the New York Times, Washington Post and Newsweek, all published
between Sept. 15th and 17th 2001, disclosed that at least 5 of the hijackers had received training at US military bases.
These include:
Mohammed Atta: U.S. International Officers School at Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala. 1
Ahmed al-Nami: Naval Air Station in Pensacola, Fl 2
Ahmed al-Ghamdi: Naval Air Station in Pensacola, Fl 3
Saeed al-Ghamdi: Naval Air Station in Pensacola, Fl & Attended the Defense Language Institute in Monterey, California 4
Abdulaziz Al-Omari: Brooks Air Force Base in San Antonio, Tx 5
Note: There have been claims of confusion by officials with regard to Atta, yet no direct confirmation either way. The denial
was vague.
“Some of the FBI suspects had names similar to those used by foreign alumni of U.S. military courses,” the Air Force ac-
knowledged in a statement. “However, discrepancies in their biographical data, such as birth dates 20 years off, indicate
we are probably not talking about the same people.” 6
More: Two of the hijackers, Nawaf al-Hazmi and Khalid al-Mihdhar, rented an apartment from and lived with an FBI infor-
mant.:
“Newsweek magazine reports that Khalid Almihdhar and Nawaf Alhazmi lived with a “tested” undercover “asset” who had
been working closely with the FBI office in San Diego.” 7
It is also important to point out with regard to Nawaf al-Hazmi and Khalid al-Mihdhar that these men were well known by
the intelligence community and many press accounts have documented that not only the CIA, FBI and the NSA had been
watching these two since 1999, but also that these agencies appear to have acted to conceal or protect them from other
law enforcement. A detailed and impeccably sourced inquiry into this was done by Paul Thompson*. 8 Given this, it begins
to make sense why they were living with an FBI informant, if one is to subscribe to the idea that these men were protected
and monitored by a covert intelligence community so they could be “used” in the coming event of 9/11/01.
*Thompson has also created what is likely the most detail independent press account of the events leading up to and
proceeding 9/11, to date. 9
(4) With regard to the alleged Hijacker’s Passport found in WTC rubble:
AP reported on Sept. 16th 2001 that “The passport of a suspected hijacker was discovered near the ruins of the World
Trade Center, authorities said Saturday as exhausted rescue workers clawed through the wreckage, searching unsuc-
cessfully for signs of life.” 10
This point, besides begging credulity given that out of such a dramatic explosion such a thing could fly out and be so eas-
ily found, opens up the larger issue of possible planted “evidence” in general, suggesting what can be termed an “orgy
of evidence”, where the improbability of certain events occurring “naturally” is overshadowed by the consistency of such
improbabilities.
REPORTED EVIDENCE TRAIL:
- World Trade Center: Satam Al Suqami passport was found on the street. 11
- Shanksville Pa: The passports of Saeed Alghamdi and Ziad Jarrah and were found in the wreckage of Flight 93. 12
- Pentagon: Id Cards of Salem Al Hazmi and Nawaf Al Hazmi