1. Sept. 11 Plotters Initially Planned Broader Attacks.
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Kissel, Mary
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SEPTEMBER 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001 , *TERRORISM - Abstract
Reports that the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 were originally conceived to be far more devastating and wide-ranging with the goal of crippling the United States economy. Report from September 11th architect Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, stating that original plans included as many as 10 jets hitting targets on both the East and West coasts; Plans for a second wave of follow-up attacks in the U.S.; Decision by Osama bin Laden to scale back plans, in part because he feared coordinating too many simultaneous attacks would prove to be too difficult; Claim from the commission investigating the attacks that there is no credible evidence of a relationship between Al Qaeda and Iraq. INSET: Al Qaeda's Organizational Structure.
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- 2004