In this episode of The Darkened Hour, the intelligence services and their investigation into a young Saudi who was an integral part of the Soviet withdrawal of Afghanistan in 1979. As Bin Laden was expelled from his home country of Saudi Arabia, he and along with his Arab mujahid along with Egyptian members of the Islamic Jihad, relocated to Sudan. The NSA thru a separate investigation of a Hamas operative in New York City became aware of a satellite phone which was delivered to Khartoum. This phone was an unencrypted device which the FBI informed the NSA about. By 1993, the NSA had collected the data and recorded all the calls. One number in particular was raising the interests of the analysts at NSA. It was traced back to a house in the country of Yemen, where it's capitol, Sana'a was the location. It belonged to an associate of BIn Laden's from Afghanistan, Ahmed al-Hada.. This became the conduit for Bin Laden's Al Qaeda group which now relocated back to Afghanistan in 1996. The NSA shared with the CIA about the house in Yemen, where the agency started monitoring the movements of those coming and going from this house between 1996-2001. With the NSA listening to Bin Laden's satellite phones between, 1992-1998, and the phone in Yemen, and the CIA conducting human intelligence of the Yemen house, what exactly did the intelligence produce over the years? More importantly, what didn't they share?
An Illicit Confession: The Capture, Rendition & Torture Of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed
An Interview With Cole Bunzel (Wahhabism: The History Of A Militant Islamic Movement)
The 9/11 Congressional Inquiries: A Comprehensive Breakdown
Guantanamo Bay Prison: Where Truth Goes To Die
9/11: The Unscripted History Past & Present
An Interview With Ray Holcomb (Endless Enemies: Inside FBI Counterterrorism)
1996 Afghanistan: The Taliban, Bin Laden & The Intelligence Community
9/11 Special Edition Collab With Sean Russell
An Interview With Tom Parker (Avoiding The Terrorist Trap: Why Respect for Human Rights is the Key to Defeating Terrorism)
An Interview With Michael Scheuer (CIA Chief Of Bin Laden Issue Station)
An Interview With Mansoor Adaiyfi (Former Guantanamo Prisoner & Author Of ’Don’t Forget Us Here’)
An Interview With Brett Eagleson (9/11 Justice)
An Interview with Carol Hellermann (The Attempted Hijacking Of American Airlines Flight 1)
Bin Laden Declares War: The 1998 US Embassy Bombings In Kenya & Tanzania
An Interview With Anthony Shaffer (Operation Encore & The Canestraro Documents)
An Interview With Elizabeth Miller (September 11th Families For Peaceful Tomorrows)
Genesis Of The 1993 World Trade Center Bombing (War Against The United States) (Part 2)
Genesis Of The 1993 World Trade Center Bombing (Birth Of Jihad) (Part 1)
An Interview With Richard Rotanz (FDNY Captain And OEM Deputy Commissioner)
An Interview With Ray Nowosielski & John F. Duffy (The Watchdogs Didn’t Bark)
Join Podbean Ads Marketplace and connect with engaged listeners.
Advertise Today
Create your
podcast in
minutes
It is Free
Mortal Musings Podcast
True Crime Investigators UK
Scaredycast
Dateline NBC
Crime Junkie