Timeline of Qaeda figures planning Sept 11 attacks in 1996 99
The account covers Khalid Shaikh Mohammed and Osama bin Laden meeting in Afghanistan in 1996 to discuss attacks on the United States, then a 1999 meeting about using aircraft as weapons including targets like the White House Pentagon Capitol and World Trade Center, with operatives assigned and training arranged.
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Khalid Shaikh Mohammed
Osama bin Laden
Afghanistan
United States
bin Laden
U.S
Mohammed
Kandahar
White House Pentagon
Capitol
World Trade Center
Khalid al-Mihdhar
Nawaf al-Hazmi
Saudi Arabia
Atta
Ziad Jarrah
al-Shehhi
Binalshibh
Mohamed Atef
Jarrah
Germany
American Airlines
Boston
Los Angeles
United Airlines
American Flight 77
Dulles Airport
Pentagon
Hanjour
United Flight 93
Newark
San Francisco
Pennsylvania
Washington
Israel
White House
Ever Loy
Five years to catastrophe the bin Laden plan emerged
The Sept 11 commission reveals Khalid Shaikh Mohammed pitched a 10-plane attack on sensitive U.S. targets in mid 1996 in Afghanistan. The idea evolved with Osama bin Laden's support into the 2001 hijackings, as 19 operatives trained across camps, and Atta and others prepared in the United States.
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Washington
Osama bin Laden
Khalid Shaikh Mohammed
al-Qaida
Afghanistan
Mohammed
U.S
United States
Pacific Ocean
Kuwait
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University
CIA
bin Laden
Sudan
Mohammed Atta
FBI
Arizona
Minnesota
Taliban
America
Atta
Congress
Trade Center towers possibly weaker against wind forces
Federal wind tests suggest the World Trade Center towers were designed for lower wind loads than experienced during the 9 11 attacks, with 20 to 60 percent higher winds found in litigation related tests. NIST lead investigator says stronger design might have changed outcomes. official count of occupants estimates 16 200 to 18 600 in the towers the morning of the attack. about 2 800 people died. The investigation aims to inform building code improvements. final report due in December.
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New York
World Trade Center
Federal
Shyam Sunder
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Port Authority of
New Jersey
NIST
Rudolph Giuliani
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