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12-08-2008, 07:53 PM
Update At Historycommons.org - 12/8/2008
The main area for new entries in the 9/11 Timeline this week is the day of 9/11. A sergeant at NEADS passed on news of Flight 11's hijacking to colleagues at 8:38 a.m. (http://www.historycommons.org/context.jsp?item=a838jeremypowell&scale=0#), after which NEADS technicians attempted to locate the flight (http://www.historycommons.org/context.jsp?item=a838neadstechs&scale=0#). Flight 175 entered New York Center's airspace, making radio contact, at 8:40 a.m. (http://www.historycommons.org/context.jsp?item=a840flight175enters&scale=0#), shortly after which the military liaison at Boston Center called New York Center (http://www.historycommons.org/context.jsp?item=a840scogginscallsny&scale=0#) about Flight 11's hijacking. The order to launch fighters from Otis air force base was given at 8:45 a.m. (http://www.historycommons.org/context.jsp?item=a845neadsorders&scale=0#), although New Jersey Air National Guard fighters on a training mission at the same time were unaware of the attacks (http://www.historycommons.org/context.jsp?item=a846trainingmission&scale=0#). Lastly, Boston Center registered Flight 11's disappearance from its radar screens at 8:46 a.m., but did not realize it had crashed (http://www.historycommons.org/context.jsp?item=a846flightdisappears&scale=0#).
In Londonistan, the Finsbury Park mosque run by British intelligence informer Abu Hamza became "al-Qaeda's guest house in London" (http://www.historycommons.org/context.jsp?item=asummer98alqaedaguesthouse&scale=0#). A Kashmiri fighter lectured worshippers there (http://www.historycommons.org/context.jsp?item=a0898kashmirifinsbury&scale=0#) and one of the young men who attended the lecture later went to Kashmir to fight (http://www.historycommons.org/context.jsp?item=aafter0898abdullahkashmirjihad&scale=0#). When one of Abu Hamza's top associates, al-Qaeda recruiter Djamel Beghal was arrested in the summer of 2001, British authorities failed to take any action against Abu Hamza (http://www.historycommons.org/context.jsp?item=abetween072401britishbeghalnoacti on&scale=0#).
There are again several miscellaneous entries, pointing out that FEMA considered using an airborne operations center (http://www.historycommons.org/context.jsp?item=a061704gorelickquestions&scale=0#) at the Atlanta Olympics, that FBI whistleblower Coleen Rowley said there were "roadblocks" (http://www.historycommons.org/context.jsp?item=a060602rowleytestifysenate&scale=0#) to investigations at the FBI, and that a 1999 air force study warned of the dangers of neglecting air sovereignty, partly due to the threat of terrorism (http://www.historycommons.org/context.jsp?item=a1999ram&scale=0#). There are two new entries about pre-9/11 legislation; a 1985 presidential directive about responding to national emergencies (http://www.historycommons.org/context.jsp?item=a091685nsdd188&scale=0#) and a 1988 presidential order detailing government agencies' responsibilities in such emergencies (http://www.historycommons.org/context.jsp?item=a111888executiveorder&scale=0#). In addition, President Bush praised former counterterrorism "tsar" Richard Clarke in a letter (http://www.historycommons.org/context.jsp?item=a013103clarkebushpraise&scale=0#) to him on his retirement, and Clarke later used the letter to counter criticism of him (http://www.historycommons.org/context.jsp?item=a032804clarkemtpletter&scale=0#). Finally, mandatory terrorist preparation plans for US chemical plans were blocked by Congressional Republicans in 2002 (http://www.historycommons.org/context.jsp?item=a1002congrepubsthwart&scale=0#).
The main area for new entries in the 9/11 Timeline this week is the day of 9/11. A sergeant at NEADS passed on news of Flight 11's hijacking to colleagues at 8:38 a.m. (http://www.historycommons.org/context.jsp?item=a838jeremypowell&scale=0#), after which NEADS technicians attempted to locate the flight (http://www.historycommons.org/context.jsp?item=a838neadstechs&scale=0#). Flight 175 entered New York Center's airspace, making radio contact, at 8:40 a.m. (http://www.historycommons.org/context.jsp?item=a840flight175enters&scale=0#), shortly after which the military liaison at Boston Center called New York Center (http://www.historycommons.org/context.jsp?item=a840scogginscallsny&scale=0#) about Flight 11's hijacking. The order to launch fighters from Otis air force base was given at 8:45 a.m. (http://www.historycommons.org/context.jsp?item=a845neadsorders&scale=0#), although New Jersey Air National Guard fighters on a training mission at the same time were unaware of the attacks (http://www.historycommons.org/context.jsp?item=a846trainingmission&scale=0#). Lastly, Boston Center registered Flight 11's disappearance from its radar screens at 8:46 a.m., but did not realize it had crashed (http://www.historycommons.org/context.jsp?item=a846flightdisappears&scale=0#).
In Londonistan, the Finsbury Park mosque run by British intelligence informer Abu Hamza became "al-Qaeda's guest house in London" (http://www.historycommons.org/context.jsp?item=asummer98alqaedaguesthouse&scale=0#). A Kashmiri fighter lectured worshippers there (http://www.historycommons.org/context.jsp?item=a0898kashmirifinsbury&scale=0#) and one of the young men who attended the lecture later went to Kashmir to fight (http://www.historycommons.org/context.jsp?item=aafter0898abdullahkashmirjihad&scale=0#). When one of Abu Hamza's top associates, al-Qaeda recruiter Djamel Beghal was arrested in the summer of 2001, British authorities failed to take any action against Abu Hamza (http://www.historycommons.org/context.jsp?item=abetween072401britishbeghalnoacti on&scale=0#).
There are again several miscellaneous entries, pointing out that FEMA considered using an airborne operations center (http://www.historycommons.org/context.jsp?item=a061704gorelickquestions&scale=0#) at the Atlanta Olympics, that FBI whistleblower Coleen Rowley said there were "roadblocks" (http://www.historycommons.org/context.jsp?item=a060602rowleytestifysenate&scale=0#) to investigations at the FBI, and that a 1999 air force study warned of the dangers of neglecting air sovereignty, partly due to the threat of terrorism (http://www.historycommons.org/context.jsp?item=a1999ram&scale=0#). There are two new entries about pre-9/11 legislation; a 1985 presidential directive about responding to national emergencies (http://www.historycommons.org/context.jsp?item=a091685nsdd188&scale=0#) and a 1988 presidential order detailing government agencies' responsibilities in such emergencies (http://www.historycommons.org/context.jsp?item=a111888executiveorder&scale=0#). In addition, President Bush praised former counterterrorism "tsar" Richard Clarke in a letter (http://www.historycommons.org/context.jsp?item=a013103clarkebushpraise&scale=0#) to him on his retirement, and Clarke later used the letter to counter criticism of him (http://www.historycommons.org/context.jsp?item=a032804clarkemtpletter&scale=0#). Finally, mandatory terrorist preparation plans for US chemical plans were blocked by Congressional Republicans in 2002 (http://www.historycommons.org/context.jsp?item=a1002congrepubsthwart&scale=0#).