2000 President Bill Clinton

→ diplomatic efforts

→ expulsion of BL from Afghanistan

→ secret efforts with Taliban’s opponent i.e. Northern Alliance

CIA, Predator

Summer 2001 US intelligence agencies

→ aQ plan

«Something very, very, very big»

Clinton → Bush

September 4 → Bush’s →Arming  Predator

Adviser

September 11 → “Signature” of President Bush

(too late)