http://www.911myths.com/index.php?title=Saeed_al-Ghamdi_Timeline:_Official&feed=atom&action=historySaeed al-Ghamdi Timeline: Official - Revision history2024-03-28T12:08:52ZRevision history for this page on the wikiMediaWiki 1.22.7http://www.911myths.com/index.php?title=Saeed_al-Ghamdi_Timeline:_Official&diff=2364&oldid=prevMike at 13:51, 16 August 20072007-08-16T13:51:41Z<p></p>
<p><b>New page</b></p><div>==Timeline==<br />
<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
<br />
|-<br />
<br />
! <br />
! <br />
! <br />
<br />
|-<br />
<br />
| '''Fall of 1999: Early contact'''<br />
<br />
{{divbox|amber| |Saudi authorities interviewed the relatives of [the "muscle" hijackers] and have briefed us on what they found. The muscle hijackers came from a variety of educational and societal backgrounds. All were between 20 and 28 years old; most were unemployed with no more than a high school education and were unmarried.<br />
<br />
Four of them—Ahmed al Ghamdi, Saeed al Ghamdi, Hamza al Ghamdi, and Ahmad al Haznawi—came from a cluster of three towns in the al Bahah region, an isolated and underdeveloped area of Saudi Arabia, and shared the same tribal affiliation. None had a university degree.Their travel patterns and information from family members suggest that the four may have been in contact with each other as early as the fall of 1999.<br>'''Page 231, Chapter 7, 9/11 Commission Report'''}}<br />
<br />
| [[image:Saeed al-Ghamdi 1.jpg|thumb]]<br />
<br />
|}<br />
<br />
'''4th September 2000: Visa application'''<br />
<br />
* [[Saeed al-Ghamdi]] makes a non-immigrant application for a US visa using Saudi passport #B516922, in the name of Saeed A Al Ghamdi. This shows him as born in Saudi Arabia on 21st November 1979. [[:Image:Hijacker True Name Usage 2001.pdf|(Source)]] His passport was issued on August 25 1998, and had an expiration date of July 2 2003. [[:Image:ST00001A.pdf|(Source)]]<br />
<br />
<br />
'''23rd December 2000: Films al-Qaeda video statement'''<br />
<br />
* [[Saeed al-Ghamdi|al-Ghamdi]] reportedly films a video statement describing America as "the enemy" and talking about the importance of jihad. It will later appear in an al Qaeda tape released for the second anniversary of the 9/11 attacks.<br />
<br />
{{divbox|amber| |[[image:Saeed al-Ghamdi 3.jpg|thumb|right]]Al Qaeda has released its second videotape this week -- this one apparently shows one of the 19 men who hijacked three planes for the September 11 terror attacks. <br />
<br />
The tape, which initially aired on the Arabic-language news network Al Jazeera television, shows a man identified as Saeed Alghamdi. <br />
<br />
"America is the enemy that every Muslim should fight," the man said in the video. Alghamdi was one of the hijackers of United Airlines Flight 93 that crashed in a Pennsylvania field after passengers overpowered them in order to avoid hitting a fourth target. <br />
<br />
His tape is said to have been recorded nine months before the attack. <br />
<br />
"You will be turned into pieces because of the mujahedeen," he said. "And I tell you that we are preparing something for you. God will punish you in a big way. And we promise the United States of America that we will stop you, that we will hurt you -- and we will make sure that you don't have any peace." ...<br />
<br />
Alghamdi said on his tape that it was recorded December 23, 2000, and would serve as the reading of his final testimony before heading to the United States.<br>http://www.cnn.com/2003/US/09/12/hijack.tape/index.html}}<br />
<br />
'''10th June 2001: Obtains new passport'''<br />
<br />
{{divbox|amber||[[Saeed al-Ghamdi]] acquired a new Saudi passport, #C573895, replacing the one (#B516222) he used to acquire a visa on September 4, 2000, in Jeddah. He may have acquired this new passport because there was evidence of travel to Afghanistan in his previous passport. <br>[http://www.9-11commission.gov/staff_statements/911_TerrTrav_Monograph.pdf 9/11 Terrorist Travel Monograph]}}<br />
<br />
'''11th June 2001: Schengen visa'''<br />
<br />
* [[Saeed al-Ghamdi|al-Ghamdi]] was issued a Schengen visa at the French consulate in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. [[:Image:ST00001A.pdf|(Source)]]<br />
<br />
<br />
'''12th June 2001: Visa application'''<br />
<br />
* [[Saeed al-Ghamdi|al-Ghamdi]] makes a non-immigrant application for a US visa using Saudi passport #C573895, Saeed A A A Al Ghamdi. This shows him as born in Saudi Arabia on 21st November 1979. [[:Image:Hijacker True Name Usage 2001.pdf|(Source)]]<br />
<br />
{{divbox|amber||Just like Nami (who applied April 23), Saeed al Ghamdi acquired a second two-year B-1/B-2 (tourist/business) visa in Jeddah. His application was incomplete and he was not interviewed. Ghamdi’s visa application indicated that he had never applied for a U.S. visa before, a curious similarity to Nami’s application. This was not true, since he had applied for and acquired a visa on September 4, 2000. However, the State Department computer system was not set up to catch this false statement; as noted above, it called up only prior refusals. Ghamdi’s application was submitted by Minhal Travel and processed through the Visa Express program. We considered the possibility that the false answer reflected a mistake by the travel agency personnel, but the same signature appears on both visa applications, and State records indicate that the September application was submitted in person. Thus, it appears that Ghamdi was directly involved in preparing the June visa application containing the false statement. He may have omitted information about his prior visa in order not to raise suspicion about his new visa application in his new passport—without the travel to Pakistan and Afghanistan—when his old visa, which was multiple entry, was still valid. <br>[http://www.9-11commission.gov/staff_statements/911_TerrTrav_Monograph.pdf 9/11 Terrorist Travel Monograph]}}<br />
<br />
* [[Saeed al-Ghamdi|al-Ghamdi]] travels from Saudi Arabia to the United Arab Emirates. [[:Image:ST00001A.pdf|(Source)]]<br />
<br />
<br />
'''25th June 2001: Purchases tickets to Orlando'''<br />
<br />
* [[Fayez Banihammad]] and [[Saeed al-Ghamdi]] purchased tickets to travel from Dubai, UAE, to Orlando, Florida, through London, at the DNATA travel agency in Sharjah, UAE. In booking these flights Banihammad and al-Ghamdi both listed their contact number as 050-520-9905. [[:Image:ST00001A.pdf|(Source)]]<br />
<br />
<br />
'''27th June 2001: Arriving in Orlando'''<br />
<br />
* [[Saeed al-Ghamdi]] and [[Fayez Banihammad]] flew from Dubai to Orlando, via London, on Emirates Airlines Flight 7 and Virgin Atlantic Airlines Flight 15. Upon arrival, Banihammad indicated he was staying at the Orlando Hyatt hotel. [[:Image:ST00001A.pdf|(Source)]]<br />
<br />
{{divbox|amber||Banihammad and Saeed al Ghamdi arrived at Orlando from Dubai. The two were processed by different primary inspectors...<br />
<br />
Saeed al Ghamdi, a Saudi, was admitted as a tourist for six months, but only after a secondary inspection. The Orlando primary inspector who referred him for further examination had worked as an immigration inspector for three years. He said that he insisted that a visitor communicate with him in order to be admitted and that he always asked to see a return ticket. The inspector also told us that he looked closely to see whether the Customs declaration and I-94 arrival form listed a full address of intended destination. Ghamdi met none of these requirements.<br />
<br />
The inspector’s inspection record reads, “Subject speaks very little English. No return ticket, no address listed; please question.” His Customs declaration, listing $500 for a stay of one month, was, according to the primary inspector, “pushing it a little bit, along with the fact that he didn’t know where he was going.” The inspector confirmed that he did not have the discretion to give Ghamdi the one-month stay he sought—the law required a mandatory six-month stay for tourists traveling on a visa. The inspector referred Ghamdi to secondary inspection so an interpreter could attempt to flesh out his purpose in coming to the United States.<br />
<br />
In secondary inspection, Ghamdi convinced a different inspector that he was a tourist and admissible. His secondary inspection report reads: “Tourist. Valid docs. Sufficiently financed. B-2, six months.” Although the inspector who admitted Ghamdi does not recall the inspection, which lasted ten minutes, he told the Commission that he did not normally consider money a valid criterion for determining admissibility. He told us that Ghamdi must have had credit cards to supplement the $500 in cash he was carrying. The inspector said he was not concerned that Ghamdi’s arrival record failed to list an exact address; central Florida is overflowing with hotel rooms and thus a tourist need not have precise lodging to be admissible. Ghamdi’s travel documents looked valid to him as well. <br>[http://www.9-11commission.gov/staff_statements/911_TerrTrav_Monograph.pdf 9/11 Terrorist Travel Monograph]}}<br />
<br />
<gallery><br />
Image:Saeed al-Ghamdi I-94.gif|Immigration arrival record<br />
Image:Saeed al-Ghamdi Customs Declaration.gif|Customs declaration form<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
'''9th July - 9th September 2001: Gym'''<br />
<br />
* [[Saeed al-Ghamdi|al-Ghamdi]] takes out a two month membership with a gym, Y2 Fitness Inc, 141 Northwest 20th Street, Boca Raton, Fl. [[Hamza al-Ghamdi]] joins the same gym, also taking out a two month membership, on July 18th. [[:image:Hijacker Purchase Records 4.pdf|(Source)]]<br />
<br />
<br />
'''10th July 2001: Florida ID card'''<br />
<br />
* [[Saeed al-Ghamdi|al-Ghamdi]] obtains Florida ID card #A425-780-79-421-0. [[:Image:Hijacker True Name Usage 2001.pdf|(Source)]] He provided an address of 755 Dotterel Road, Apt 1504, Delray Beach, Florida, the address of the apartment leased by Hamza al-Ghamdi on June 13, 2001. [[:Image:ST00001A.pdf|(Source)]]<br />
<br />
{{divbox|amber||Haznawi obtained a Florida driver’s license with a learner’s permit. Jarrah acquired a duplicate Florida driver’s license. Saeed al Ghamdi and Banihammad got Florida state identification cards. Mihdhar, Nawaf al Hazmi, and Omari acquired USA identification cards. <br>[http://www.9-11commission.gov/staff_statements/911_TerrTrav_Monograph.pdf 9/11 Terrorist Travel Monograph]}}<br />
<br />
'''12th July 2001: Opening a bank account'''<br />
<br />
* [[Saeed al-Ghamdi|al-Ghamdi]]'s name appears on documents associated with SunTrust Bank account #0391005821655. [[:Image:Hijacker True Name Usage 2001.pdf|(Source)]] He opened the account with a deposit of $4,500. [[:Image:ST00001A.pdf|(Source)]]<br />
<br />
<br />
'''27th August 2001: Purchases tickets for [[United Airlines Flight 93]]'''<br />
<br />
* [[Saeed al-Ghamdi]] used his debit card to book and purchase tickets for himself and [[Ahmed al-Nami]] for [[United Airlines Flight 93]] on September 11, 2001. The tickets were booked using the UA.com website. The tickets were not purchased until September 5th 2001 due to a problem with the debit card. [[:Image:ST00001A.pdf|(Source)]]<br />
<br />
<br />
'''5th September 2001: Invoices'''<br />
<br />
* [[Ahmed al-Nami]] and [[Saeed al-Ghamdi]]'s name appear on Mile High Travel (Lauderdale by the Sea, Fl) invoices for tickets on a Spirit Airlines flight from Ft Lauderdale to Newark on 7th September 2001. [[:Image:Hijacker True Name Usage 2001.pdf|(Source)]]<br />
<br />
<br />
'''7th September 2001: Flying to Newark'''<br />
<br />
* [[Ahmed al-Nami]] and [[Saeed al-Ghamdi]]'s names appear on the boarding list for Spirit Airlines flight 1460 from Ft Lauderdale to Newark. [[:Image:Hijacker True Name Usage 2001.pdf|(Source)]]<br />
<br />
<br />
'''9th September 2001: The team assemble'''<br />
<br />
* [[Saeed al-Ghamdi]], [[Ahmed al-Nami]], [[Ahmad al-Haznawi]] and [[Ziad Jarrah]] checked in to the Days Inn, in Newark, and stayed in rooms 727 and 727 until the morning of September 11, 2001. [[:Image:ST00001A.pdf|(Source)]]<br />
<br />
<br />
'''11th September 2001: Boarding [[United Airlines Flight 93]]'''<br />
<br />
* [[Saeed al-Ghamdi|al-Ghamdi]]'s name appears on the passenger list for [[United Airlines Flight 93]] from Newark to San Francisco. [[:Image:Hijacker True Name Usage 2001.pdf|(Source)]]<br />
<br />
{{divbox|amber| |Between 7:03 and 7:39, Saeed al Ghamdi, Ahmed al Nami,Ahmad al Haznawi, and Ziad Jarrah checked in at the United Airlines ticket counter for Flight 93, going to Los Angeles. Two checked bags; two did not. Haznawi was selected by CAPPS. His checked bag was screened for explosives and then loaded on the plane...<br />
<br />
The four men boarded the plane between 7:39 and 7:48. All four had seats in the first-class cabin; their plane had no business-class section. Jarrah was in seat 1B, closest to the cockpit; Nami was in 3C, Ghamdi in 3D, and Haznawi in 6B...<br>'''Page 4, Chapter 1'''<br>'''9/11 Commission Report'''}}</div>Mike