1991-2000


From Wikipedia...
Time line of the Gulf War ... August 2, 1990-February 28, 1991

From the FBI
1993 attack on World Trade Center ... February 26, 1993

From The History Channel...
President Clinton Launches Cruise Missile Attack on Baghdad ... June 26, 1993

From Wikipedia...
Khobar Tower Bombing Killing 19 U.S. Military Personnel ... June 25, 1996

From The Heritage Foundation...
Declarations and Act of War ... August 1996
Osama bin Laden issues his first fatwa against the West 

From CNN...
Iraq Threatens To Shoot Down U2s ... November 7, 1997

From The Heritage Foundation...
Declarations and Act of War ... February 23, 1998
Osama bin Laden issues his second fatwa against the West

From The History Channel...
U.S. Embassies In East Africa Bombed ... August 7, 1998

From Wikipedia...
Cruise Missile Strikes on Afghanistan and Sudan ... August 13, 1998

From Wikipedia...
Congress Signs the Iraq Liberation Act ... September 29, 1998
The goal was to remove Saddam Hussein from power and implement a democracy in Iraq

From Wikipedia...
Crash of Egyptian Air Flight 990 ... October 31. 1999

From the Navy Department Library...
Attack on USS Cole: Background and Issues for Congress ... October 12, 2000
Excerpt:
Summary On October 12, 2000, the U.S. Navy destroyer Cole was attacked by a small boat laden with explosives during a brief refueling stop in the harbor of Aden, Yemen. The suicide terrorist attack killed 17 members of the ship’s crew, wounded 39 others, and seriously damaged the ship. Evidence developed to date suggests that it may have been carried out by Islamic militants with possible connections to the terrorist network led by Usama bin Ladin.


Khobar Towers Following Terrorist Attack


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