Dirty Wars (104 page)

69 “
ANTI-TERRORIST PASSENGER”
:
Database entry following a “Secondary Inspection” of Awlaki upon his arrival at JFK Airport, October 10, 2001, accessed March 2012, sperryfiles.com,
www.sperryfiles.com/images/1–1.jpg
.

69
registering as active
:
Catherine Herridge, “Mueller Grilled on FBI's Release of
al-Awlaki in 2002,”
FoxNews.com
, March 8, 2012.

70
three hours
:
TECS II “Incident Log” entry, October 10, 2002.

70
“
He is a match
”:
Joseph Rhee and Mark Schone, “How Anwar Awlaki Got Away,”
ABCNews.go.com
, November 30, 2009.

70
luggage was searched
:
Database entry following a “Secondary Inspection,” October 10, 2001.

70
number was invalid
:
TECS II “Incident Log” entry, October 10, 2002.

70
track down Ammerman
:
Ibid.

70
worked the Awlaki case
:
Herridge,
The Next Wave,
p. 91.

70
“
We did not find a link
”:
Ibid.

70
“
no explanation
”:
Ibid., p. 93.

70
“
WARRANT HAD BEEN REMOVED
”:
TECS II “Incident Log” entry, October 10, 2002.

70
not actually removed until
:
Herridge,
The Next Wave,
p. 96.

70
“
thanks for their [patience]
”:
TECS II “Incident Log” entry, October 10, 2002, p. 2, obtained by Paul Sperry,
www.sperryfiles.com/images/
1–5.jpg.

70
“
I got an apology
”:
Anwar al Awlaki, “Spilling out the Beans; Al Awlaki Revealing His Side of the Story,”
Inspire
9 (winter 2012), released May 2012.

70
another charismatic preacher
:
Susan Schmidt, “Imam from Va. Mosque Now Thought to Have Aided al-Qaeda,”
Washington Post,
February 27, 2008.

71
lead lecturer
:
Jerry Markon, “Muslim Lecturer Sentenced to Life,”
Washington Post,
July 14, 2005.

71
cancer gene research
:
Milton Viorst, “The Education of Ali al-Timimi,”
Atlantic Monthly,
June 2006.

71
“
anthrax plots
”:
Mary Beth Sheridan, “Hardball Tactics in an Era of Threats,”
Washington Post,
September 3, 2006.

71
one of the lead investigators
:
Herridge,
The Next Wave,
p. 84.

71
“
I don't think anyone wants me talking
”:
Ibid., p. 217.

71
“
trying to cultivate
”:
Ibid., p. 216.

71
“
even talked to the guy
”:
Author interview, Edward MacMahon, July 2012.

71
trying to set him up
:
Scott Shane and Souad Mekhennet, “Imam's Path from Condemning Terror to Preaching Jihad,”
New York Times,
May 8, 2010.

71
ultimately convicted
:
Eric Lichtblau, “Scholar Is Given Life Sentence in ‘Virginia Jihad' Case,”
New York Times,
July 14, 2005.

72
wearing a wire
:
Herridge,
The Next Wave,
p. 85.

72
“
authority for this request
”:
Author copy of filing.

72
“
a national security issue
”:
Author interview, Edward MacMahon, July 2012.

72
“
had Awlaki released
”:
Herridge,
The Next Wave,
p. 85.

72
“
pounced on the tips
”:
Sheridan, “Hardball Tactics in an Era of Threats.”

72
“
Is there any connection
”:
Press release from Representative Frank Wolf, “Wolf Asks FBI Why Aulaqi Was Released from Custody in 2002,” May 24, 2010,
http://wolf.house.gov/press-releases/wolf-asks-fbi-why-aulaqi-was-released-from-custody-in-2002/
.

73
“
pages of blankness
”:
Herridge,
The Next Wave,
p. 206.

73
government witnesses
:
Jerry Markon, “Views of Va. Muslim Leader Differ as Terror Trial Opens,”
Washington Post,
April 5, 2005.

73
“
How did Aulaqi end up
”:
Wolf, “Wolf Asks FBI Why Aulaqi Was Released from Custody in 2002.”

74
“
plan to attempt a recruitment
”:
Author interview, former senior FBI counterterrorism agent, July 2012.

74
“
how he got out
”:
Ragavan, “The Imam's Very Curious Story.”

75
“
godfather of terror
”:
Philip Smucker and Howard LaFranchi, “Anti-US Strike Shakes Yemen; Three US Aid Workers Slain in a Hospital,”
Christian Science Monitor,
December 31, 2002.

75
meeting with tribal officials
:
Ibid.

75
multiple mobile phones
:
Seymour M. Hersh, “Manhunt: The Bush Administration's New Strategy in the War Against Terrorism,”
New Yorker,
December 23, 2002.

75
“
compound under surveillance
”:
Michael DeLong, with Noah Lukeman,
Inside CentCom: The Unvarnished Truth About the Wars in Afghanistan and Iraq
(Washington, DC: Regnery, 2004), p. 70.

75
MQ-1 Predator drone
:
Hersh, “Manhunt.”

75
live video feed
:
Dina Temple-Raston,
The Jihad Next Door: The Lackawanna Six and Rough Justice in the Age of Terror
(New York: PublicAffairs, 2007), p. 196.

75
“
high-speed Predator chase
”:
DeLong,
Inside CentCom,
p. 70.

75
driving off in a convoy
:
Temple-Raston,
The Jihad Next Door
, p. 195.

75
“
We're right over here
”:
Ibid., p. 196.

76
“
We didn't want publicity
”:
DeLong,
Inside CentCom,
pp. 70–71.

76
twenty-five yards
:
Ibid., p. 71.

76
DNA samples
:
Temple-Raston,
The Jihad Next Door,
p. 196.

76
US citizen
:
Dana Priest, “U.S. Citizen Among Those Killed In Yemen Predator Missile Strike,”
Washington Post,
November 8, 2002.

76
unindicted co-conspirator
:
James Risen and Marc Santora, “Threats and Responses: The Terror Network; Slain in Yemen Tied by U.S. to Buffalo Cell,”
New York Times,
November 10, 2002.

76
“
card-carrying member
”:
Matthew Purdy and Lowell Bergman, “Where the Trail Led: Between Evidence and Suspicion; Unclear Danger: Inside the Lackawanna Terror Case,”
New York Times,
October 12, 2003. The other six men all pled guilty to terrorism-related charges and served time in federal prison. They have since been released. See Mary Friona and Claudine Ewing (WGRZ-TV), “Lackawanna Six: Ten Years Later,”
wgrz.com
, September 14, 2012.

76
“
international killers
”:
Greg Miller and Josh Meyer, “U.S. Drops Bomb in Yemen, Kills Six al-Qaida Operatives,”
Los Angeles Times,
November 5, 2002.

76
“
out of business
”:
Transcript, “DoD News Briefing—Secretary Rumsfeld and Gen. Myers,” November 4, 2002.

77
“
high-tech resources
”:
Mark Hosenball and Evan Thomas, “The Opening Shot; in a Show of Superpower Might, the CIA Kills a Qaeda Operative in Yemen and His American Ally,”
Newsweek,
November 18, 2002.

77
“
successful tactical operation
”:
Transcript,
CNN International,
November 5, 2002.

77
“
highly pissed
”:
Hosenball and Thomas, “The Opening Shot.”

77
“
major problems
”:
DeLong,
Inside CentCom,
p. 71.

77
“
it is so difficult
”:
Philip Smucker, “The Intrigue Behind the Drone Strike; Yemen Official Says US Lacks Discretion as Anti-terror Partner,”
Christian Science Monitor,
November 12, 2002.

77
truck bomb
:
DeLong,
Inside CentCom,
pp. 70–71.

77
“
I hope so
”:
Hosenball and Thomas, “The Opening Shot.”

77
“
deliberate killing
”:
Amnesty International, “Yemen/USA: Government Must Not Sanction Extra-judicial Executions,” November 8, 2002.

78
“
constitutional questions
”:
Transcript,
Fox News Sunday,
Fox, November 10, 2002.

78
“
Assassination as a norm
”:
Dana Priest, “CIA Killed U.S. Citizen in Yemen Missile Strike; Action's Legality, Effectiveness Questioned,”
Washington Post,
November 8, 2002.

78
outside of Afghanistan
:
Chris Woods, “‘OK, fine. Shoot him.' Four Words That Heralded a Decade of Secret US Drone Killings,” Bureau of Investigation Journalism, November 3, 2012.

78
“
rules of engagement
”:
Miller and Meyer, “U.S. Drops Bomb in Yemen.”

78
“
best way
”:
Transcript of President Bush's prepared remarks radio address, November 16, 2002.

78
upgrading and expanding
:
Robert Schlesinger, “In Djibouti, US Special Forces Develop Base amid Secrecy,”
Boston Globe,
December 12, 2002. “The base has been transformed since the first US soldiers arrived, taking over a former French installation that was in advanced disrepair. Many of the old buildings were razed, replaced with a growing number of tents and hard buildings. Hesko barriers—wire and canvas structures filled with dirt—line roads, some of which are paved, many of which are bumpy gravel. The base has two gyms and the old French pool is close to being renovated. Where midday meals were once the military's pre-packaged Meals Ready to Eat, four hot meals are now served daily.”

78
“
where the action is
”:
Ibid.

79
“
we can speak about
”:
Ibid.

79
fully operational
:
Agence France-Presse, “US Anti-Terror Chief Meets President of Troubled Yemen,” December 22, 2002.

79
more than four hundred soldiers
:
Transcript, “Joint Task Force Horn of Africa Briefing,” January 10, 2003.

79
“
we're relentless
”:
Mark Fineman, “New Phase of War on Terror Moves to E. Africa; American Military Presence Is Beefed Up as Navy Vessel Becomes a Mobile Forward Base,”
Los Angeles Times,
December 21, 2002.

79
Christmas decorations
:
Ibid.

79
“
If they stumble
”:
Ibid.

79
met with President Saleh
:
“US Anti-Terror Chief Meets President of Troubled Yemen.”

79
“
coordination
”:
Ibid.

79
“
hunting for Qaeda members
”:
Patrick E. Tyler, “Yemen, an Uneasy Ally, Proves Adept at Playing Off Old Rivals,”
New York Times,
December 19, 2002.

79
“
Needless to say
”:
Transcript, “Secretary Rumsfeld Town Hall Meeting at Camp Lemonier [
sic
], Djibouti,” December 11, 2002.

81
“
gravest error
”:
Barton Gellman and Thomas E. Ricks, “US Concludes bin Laden Escaped at Tora Bora Flight; Failure to Send Troops in Pursuit Termed Major Error,”
Washington Post,
April 17, 2002.

81
“
deep background
”:
Richard Sale, “Embarrassed Rumsfeld Fired CIA Official,” United Press International, July 28, 2004.

81
“
assigned to another position
”:
Bob Woodward and Dan Eggen, “Aug. Memo Focused on Attacks in U.S. Lack of Fresh
Information Frustrated Bush,”
Washington Post,
May 19, 2002.

81
Rumsfeld who had Black fired
:
Sale, “Embarrassed Rumsfeld Fired CIA Official.”

81
Black was replaced
:
Joby Warrick and Walter Pincus, “Station Chief Made Appeal to Destroy CIA Tapes; Lawyer Says Top Official Had Implicit Approval,”
Washington Post,
January 16, 2008.

81
zealous promoter
:
Jose A. Rodriguez Jr., with Bill Harlow,
Hard Measures: How Aggressive CIA Actions After 9/11 Saved American Lives
(New York: Threshold Editions, 2012), Preface, p. xiii. “I am certain, beyond any doubt, that these techniques, approved at the highest levels of the U.S. government... shielded the people of the United States from harm and led to the capture and killing of Usama bin Ladin.”