Background Mohamed Mohamed el-Amir Awad el-Sayed Atta was an Egyptian hijacker and Islamic terrorist and one of the ringleaders of the September 11 attacks who served as the hijacker-pilot of American Airlines Flight 11, crashing the plane ...
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Intellipedia Entries
Background Intellipedia is an online system for collaborative data sharing used by the United States Intelligence Community (IC). It was established as a pilot project in late 2005 and formally announced in April 2006 and consists of three ...
Benghazi Attack, 9/11/2012
Introduction On September 11, 2012 in Libya, a heavily armed group executed an attack on the U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi. The attack began at night in a U.S. diplomatic compound for the consulate, and ended at another diplomatic ...
Assassination Attempt: President George W. Bush – May 10, 2005
Background On 10 May 2005, Vladimir Arutyunian waited for United States President George W. Bush and Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili to speak. When Bush began speaking, he threw a Soviet-made RGD-5 hand grenade, wrapped in a red plaid ...
Once a Veteran: The Transition to Civilian Life – January 1992
Background Excerpt from the document: “The programs and benefits described in this pamphlet can improve your life immeasurably. It tells you how to get assistance you need from programs available to you because of your military service. ...
