What Bush Knew In July, 2001
May 16, 2002
by Jim Pittman
You've heard that Bush was informed in the summer of 2001 that it was possible that al Qaeda was going to hijack an airplane. Already you can hear the media whores saying "but there was no way to imagine they would be suicide bombers."
What follows is the proof of what His Nibs knew in July of 2001:
"Missiles to protect summit leaders"
July 11, 2001
[The Guardian] Italy has installed a missile defence system at Genoa's airport to deter airborne attacks during next week's G8 summit,...A land-based battery of rockets with a range of nine miles and an altitude of 5,000 feet has been positioned in the latest security measure against perceived threats from terrorists and protesters. ... Unidentified planes, helicopters and balloons risk being shot down should they drift too close to the heads of state ...Colonel Alberto Battaglini, of the ministry of defence, said the precaution was not excessive. "The measure, which was planned by the previous government, may seem open to criticism, but in reality it is merely to act as a deterrent against any aerial incursion during the summit. "They are little missiles ... which only have a deterrent function to discourage any aerial-led attack and they do not present any danger to the residents of the city," he said....
guardian.co.uk
"Genoa's Bizarre Fortress Summit"
July 23, 2001
...And the CIA station chief in Italy warned the Italian secret services that al-Qaida, Osama bin Laden's terrorist group, might be planning a suicide attack on the summit. Italy took security precautions seriously and placed Spada surface-to-air missiles at strategic locations around Genoa in the event of a terrorist air attack....
jrnyquist.com
[CNN on security for Genoa G8]
July 20, 2001
Surface-to-air missiles, fighter jets and naval ships form part of the security operation, which is also responsible for defending the summit from attacks by terrorists.
cnn.com
"Genoa is mapped out like a battle field"
May 15
...The city's airport, where most leaders will arrive, will be closed and air traffic limited. Strategic factories and plants will get special security protection. U.S.A. President George W. Bush is clearly the biggest nightmare for Italian security officials. They are not so much worried by the demonstrators as by the possibility of a terrorist attack aimed at the president....
genoa-g8.it
"The G8 summit in Genoa"
July 20, 2001
...What is security like for G8? Horrendous. There are upwards of 16,000 troops and police on duty ... There are missile batteries at the airport to counter any terrorist threat....
guardian.co.uk
[From the G8 Information Centre website]
June, 2001
...Another projected theme will be the fight against terrorism - which is becoming all the more relevant with the alleged reports of a terrorist attack on the Genoa Summit this July. It has occupied a large part of the G7 Summit agenda in the past, aircraft hijacking being the first non-economic issue discussed at a G7 meeting in Bonn 1978. Mr. Bianco indicated that there is a widespread concern regarding regionalist and nationalist types of terrorism, in particular if linked to Islamic fundamentalism.
g7.utoronto.ca
There is more that a more diligent, and not-tired, researcher can find. I remember seeing TV programs at the time that specifically talked about the fear of a plane crashing into the G8, and I believe it was an Egyptian tip that such a thing was planned, but I can't find it right now. I just used Google [G8 Genoa security terror]. Good luck and thanks for all the hard work.
PLEASE DISSEMINATE WIDELY
buzzflash.com
FWIW, it's been "disseminated". Interesting word disseminate.
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