Prayers, Fatwa, and Operational Guidelines
"Everyone hates death, is scared of death. Only those who believe there is life after death and its rewards will look for death." (Notes from the document found in the bag of Mohammad Atta, one of the presumed hijackers who brought down the WTC)
October 2, 2001
First Week after the ruin of the WTC in New York.
The FBI really did well: in the first 72 hours after the tragedy of Sept. 11, the FBI identified 19 suspected hijackers on the four flights in question. These were thought to be the men who carried out the attacks. All 19 had Arab names.
Second Week.
A Saudi diplomat told the Washington Post that all, or at least many, of the suspects' names and photos were false.
Several of the nam
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