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| ERIC DRAPER/THE WHITE HOUSE/AP |
| Bush meets with senior staff in Aug. 2001 |
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August 2001
Two al-Qaeda assassins arrive in northern Afghanistan. Posing as Arab journalists, they seek an interview with Ahmed Shah Massoud.
August 6, 2001
Tenet briefs Bush in Crawford, Texas, with an analytic report on al-Qaeda. It is based largely on old intelligence but raises hijackings as a possible threat while also citing other methods. Tenet meets with a group of Senators a few days later and provides them with a similar report.
August 6, 2001
Atta rents the first of three cars in Pompano Beach, Fla. He puts 2,950 miles on the cars in five weeks. He also sets up several frequent-flyer accounts.
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