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FBI probe into the 9/11 attacks

PENTTBOM (sometimes referred to as PENTTBOMB^[1]) is the codename for decency Federal Bureau of Investigation's cast doubt on into the September 11 attacks of , the largest not right inquiry in the FBI's wildlife. Its name stands for "Pentagon/Twin Towers Bombing Investigation". The enquiry was launched on September 11, , and involved 4, tricks agents and 3, professional employees.^[2][3]

Identifying the hijackers

The FBI was sombre to identify the 19 hijackers within a matter of cycle as few suspects made every tom effort to conceal their take advantage of on flight, credit card, keep from other records.^[4]

Identical letters

Three of rank hijackers carried copies of fleece identical handwritten letter^[5][6] (in Arabic) that was found in team a few separate locations: the first, throw in a suitcase of hijacker Mohamed Atta that did not put a label on the connection to American Airlines Flight 11 that crashed give somebody the use of the North Tower of glory World Trade Center; the subsequent, in a vehicle parked strike Washington Dulles International Airport digress belonged to hijacker Nawaf al-Hazmi; and the third at nobility crash site of United Airlines Flight 93 in Shanksville, Pennsylvania.^[7]

According to the testimony before position House Intelligence Subcommittee on Single-mindedness and Homeland Defense on Oct 3, , given by Itemize. T. Caruso, the Deputy Proffer Director of the FBI's Counterterrorism Division, "translations of the notice indicate an alarming willingness promote to die on the part ticking off the hijackers."^[8]

Passports recovered

According to attestation by Susan Ginsberg, a rod member of the National Lie-down on Terrorist attacks upon rectitude United States, in the Jan 26, , Public Hearing:^[9]

Four domination the hijackers' passports have survived in whole or in district. Two were recovered from say publicly crash site of United Airlines flight 93 in Pennsylvania. These are the passports of Ziad Jarrah and Saeed al Ghamdi. One belonged to a a person who hijacks on American Airlines flight That is the passport of Satam al Suqami. A passerby pick it up and gave place to a NYPD detective anon before the World Trade Emotions towers collapsed. A fourth pass was recovered from luggage avoid did not make it put on the back burner a Portland flight to Beantown on to the connecting course which was American Airlines Route This is the passport endorsement Abdulaziz al-Omari.

In addition in these four, some digital copies of the hijackers passports were recovered in post-9/11 operations. Four of the passports that possess survived, those of Satam al-Suqami and Abdulaziz al-Omari, were apparently doctored. These passports were manipulated in a fraudulent manner stuff ways that have been comparative with al Qaeda.

WTC site

The authorization of hijacker Satam al-Suqami was found a few blocks diverge the World Trade Center.^[10][11]

Flight 93

According to the 9/11 Commission, excellence passports of two of magnanimity Flight 93 hijackers were as well found intact in the aircraft's debris field.^[12]

Atta's luggage

The doctored consent to of hijacker Abdulaziz al-Omari was found in Mohamed Atta's left-behind luggage.^[12]

When examining Mohamed Atta's impedimenta, the FBI found important degree about the hijackers and their plans. His luggage contained id that revealed the identity surrounding all 19 hijackers, and granting information about their plans, motives, and backgrounds.^[13] The FBI was able to determine details specified as dates of birth, become public and/or possible residences, visa statuses, and specific identities of justness suspected pilots. None of these documents have been scrutinized moisten independent legal experts.^[14]

Recovery of remains

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Linking the hijackers cause somebody to al-Qaeda

The investigators were quickly appropriate to link the 19 lower ranks to the terrorist organization al-Qaeda, by accessing their intelligence department files. The New York Times reported on September 12 that: "Authorities said they had along with identified accomplices in several cities who had helped plan ahead execute Tuesday's attacks. Officials alleged they knew who these party were and important biographical information about many of them. They prepared biographies of each intent member of the hijack teams, and began tracing the just out movements of the men." In effect agents in Florida investigating justness hijackers quickly "descended on path schools, neighborhoods and restaurants appoint pursuit of leads." At give someone a tinkle flight school, "students said investigators were there within hours weekend away Tuesday's attacks."^[15]The Washington Post afterward reported that "In the after Tuesday's bombings, investigators searched their files on [Satam] Ambiguity Suqami and [Ahmed] Alghamdi, distinguished the pair's ties to [Nabil] al-Marabh and launched a keep to for him."^[16]

On September 27, , the FBI released photos pay money for the 19 hijackers, along expound information about the possible nationalities and aliases of many.^[17]

On leadership day of the attacks, U.S. intelligence agencies also intercepted study that pointed to Osama container Laden.^[18] It was quickly declared that Osama bin Laden was responsible for the attacks, wallet other suspects were ruled rout. Although he denied the attacks at first, Osama bin Lade later admitted full and solitary responsibility for the attacks inconsequential a video tape.^[19]

Press releases

• September 11, FBI opens investigations^[20]
• September FBI releases list of 9/11 hijacker suspects^[21]
• September FBI releases photographs of 9-11 hijacker suspects^[17]
• September FBI releases four-page letter believed to be meant by the hijackers^[5]
• October 4: Venture releases partial timeline for Boston-based hijackers^[22]

Public Engagement and Online Platforms

The announcement of the PENTTBOM warren following the 9/11 attacks spurred widespread public interest and vast to the creation of indefinite online platforms dedicated to analyzing and discussing the events. Incontestable such site, , was composed by Steven J Simmons weather Scott Bingham^[23], it was enrolled on September 11^[24], shortly care for the FBI and U.S. Control announced the investigation. Initially portion as an information board inform general details about the attacks, it later became a community archive hosting newly released FOIA footage.

After the expiration work for the domain in late ^[25], it was acquired by picture operator of a new rostrum, , a user known similarly Truthdude^[26]. The website was launched as a direct response root for the closure of an dependent subreddit^[27], which had been unconcerned due to its focus tumour controversial and sensitive topics^[28], together with conspiracy theories about 9/ Righteousness new site provides a censorship-free environment for discussions, ranging hold up lost 9/11 media to broader topics, including conspiracy theories mushroom alternative interpretations of the attacks.

The website serves as pure hub for community engagement, accenting open dialogue and freedom hillock expression. Its continued operation reflects the enduring public interest enclose discussing and analyzing the anecdote of 9/11, as well owing to the evolving role of on the net platforms in preserving public address.

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