Interesting Timeline (consiracy theory)
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Interesting Timeline (consiracy theory)
Sept. 1996: Unocal says it will give aid to Afghan warlords once they agree to form a council to supervise the project. Taliban take Kabul.
October 1996: Unocal expresses support for Taliban takeover, saying it makes pipeline project easier.
March 1997: Unocal sets up office in Kandahar
June 1997: Unocal says peace is necessary for construction of pipeline, otherwise the project could take years.
December 1998: Citing low oil prices, concerns over Osama bin Laden, and pressure from women's groups, Unocal withdraws from Afghan pipeline consortium.
May 15, 2001: Regarding the placement of the Unocal Pipeline, a U.S. Official delivered ultimatum to the Taliban (via the Pakistani delegation acting as their interlocutors): "Either you accept our offer of a carpet of gold, or we bury you under a carpet of bombs"
Niaz Naik, a former Pakistani Foreign Secretary, was told by senior American officials in mid-July that military action against Afghanistan would go ahead by the middle of October.
Aug. 2001: John O'Neill - Deputy director FBI, established national expert on the al-Qaeda network and in charge of that investigation, resigned in protest over the Bush Administration's obstruction of the ongoing al-Qaeda investigations.
Aug. 2001: John O'Neill took job as chief of security, World Trade Center buildings
Sept. 11, 2001: World Trade Center attacked by foreign terrorists. John O'Neill, WTC security chief, and former deputy director of the FBI, where he headed investigation of the al-Qaeda network, was killed in those buildings on that day.
Oct. 7, 2001: Military operations with aerial bombardment began in Afghanistan
Oct. 31, 2001: The Bush White House drafted an unprecedented executive order sealing presidential records including those of prior administrations.
Dec. 22, 2001: The US-backed interim government headed by Hamid Karzai took office in Kabul, Afghanistan . (Hamid Karzai had formerly functioned as a top adviser to Unocal Corp.
Dec. 31, 2001: Bush appointed a former Unocal consultant, Zalmay Khalilzad, as his special envoy to Afghanistan .
Jan. 29, 2002: CNN reported: "President Bush personally asked Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle Tuesday to limit the congressional investigation into the events of 9/11/01 .
Feb 8, 2002: Afghanistan's Hamid Karzai and the Pakistan president agreed to revive plans for a trans-Afghanistan pipeline.
May 30, 2002: Agreement signed to build the pipeline, the project to headed by Unocal
October 1996: Unocal expresses support for Taliban takeover, saying it makes pipeline project easier.
March 1997: Unocal sets up office in Kandahar
June 1997: Unocal says peace is necessary for construction of pipeline, otherwise the project could take years.
December 1998: Citing low oil prices, concerns over Osama bin Laden, and pressure from women's groups, Unocal withdraws from Afghan pipeline consortium.
May 15, 2001: Regarding the placement of the Unocal Pipeline, a U.S. Official delivered ultimatum to the Taliban (via the Pakistani delegation acting as their interlocutors): "Either you accept our offer of a carpet of gold, or we bury you under a carpet of bombs"
Niaz Naik, a former Pakistani Foreign Secretary, was told by senior American officials in mid-July that military action against Afghanistan would go ahead by the middle of October.
Aug. 2001: John O'Neill - Deputy director FBI, established national expert on the al-Qaeda network and in charge of that investigation, resigned in protest over the Bush Administration's obstruction of the ongoing al-Qaeda investigations.
Aug. 2001: John O'Neill took job as chief of security, World Trade Center buildings
Sept. 11, 2001: World Trade Center attacked by foreign terrorists. John O'Neill, WTC security chief, and former deputy director of the FBI, where he headed investigation of the al-Qaeda network, was killed in those buildings on that day.
Oct. 7, 2001: Military operations with aerial bombardment began in Afghanistan
Oct. 31, 2001: The Bush White House drafted an unprecedented executive order sealing presidential records including those of prior administrations.
Dec. 22, 2001: The US-backed interim government headed by Hamid Karzai took office in Kabul, Afghanistan . (Hamid Karzai had formerly functioned as a top adviser to Unocal Corp.
Dec. 31, 2001: Bush appointed a former Unocal consultant, Zalmay Khalilzad, as his special envoy to Afghanistan .
Jan. 29, 2002: CNN reported: "President Bush personally asked Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle Tuesday to limit the congressional investigation into the events of 9/11/01 .
Feb 8, 2002: Afghanistan's Hamid Karzai and the Pakistan president agreed to revive plans for a trans-Afghanistan pipeline.
May 30, 2002: Agreement signed to build the pipeline, the project to headed by Unocal
