...ff List xiii–xiv Preface xv 1. “WE HAVE SOME PLANES” 1 1.1 Inside the Four Flights 1 1.2 Improvising a Homeland Defense 14 1.3 National Crisi... ...iz al Omari, who arrived at the airport in Portland, Maine. 1.1 INSIDE THE FOUR FLIGHTS Boarding the Flights Boston:American 11 and United 175. Atta a... ...ked bag was screened for explo- sives and then loaded on the plane. 18 The four men passed through the security checkpoint, owned by United Airlines a... ...he screeners later; none recalled any- thing unusual or suspicious. 19 The four men boarded the plane between 7:39 and 7:48. All four had seats in the... ...Nami was in 3C, Ghamdi in 3D, and Haznawi in 6B. 20 The 19 men were aboard four transcontinental flights. 21 They were plan- ning to hijack these plan... ...er, he was refused entry. Secretary of Defense interview with David Frost (BBC), June 27, 2004, available at www.defenselink.mil. CIA analytic report,...

...CONTENTS List of Illustrations and Tables ix Member List xi Staff List xiii?xiv Preface xv 1. ?WE HAVE SOME PLANES? 1 1.1 Inside the Four Flights 1 1.2 Improvising a Homeland Defense 14 1.3 National Crisis Management 35 2. THE FOUNDATION OF THE NEW TERRORISM 47 2.1 A Declaration of War 47 2.2 Bin Ladin?s Appeal in the Islamic World 48 2.3 The Rise of Bin L...