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John RaidtFrom: I I /'/' /Sent: Thursday, December 18, 2003 6;09 PML/To: John Raidt // / /Cc: BobSinton;! [' / /Subject: RE: Thanks and follow-up / /

Thanks John. I am glad ybu found ri useful. I am going to send your follow up requeststp | |for the moment - mywife just had a baby onSunday andam in and out of the office for several days. We will work with you to get you the followup items and set up the meetings to discuss the hearings.Thanks, Pat / /Original MessageFrom: John Raidt [mailtp:jraidt@?-llcommission.gov]Sent: Monday, December 15, 2003 3:20PMTo=i 1Cc: Johr> RaidtSubject: Thanks and follow-ujj| |i-Many thanks to youand the Penttbom team for thebriefing. It wasvery helpful. Iwanted to follow-upon a couple of items.I was wondering if you have had a chance to prepare andsend over the roll-up list of weapons purchases(including knives/mace/pepper spray) that the FBI has developed as well as the list of luggage/baggagepurchases that we discussed.Secondly, we are wondering if we could set-up a briefing for Team 7 with the four lead SA's on the flightJ'et al) together with the agent who tracked the pre 9-11 flights by the hijackers.il to our work and the hearings. Also, I've made sure that Da n Marcus is aware ofteam 4This will be most useful to our work and the hearings.the Moussaoui/SSI/Family issues pertaining to the hearing. Hewill be in touch with you or Dan Levin. Imnot sure what schedule maywork for you, butanytime at your convenience between January 20 - 23would work well for us. If that week is a problem for you or the Penttbom team, we would be glad to look atother dates. Also, if you need a formal briefing request in writing, we'd be happy to send one over.Again, thanks. Best, JR

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FBI QUESTIONS1. Please provide the Com mission y our detailed assessm ent of all available evidence(including from detainees) with respect to knowledge possessed by al Qaeda andthe 9/1 1 hijack ers about the U.S . civil aviation security system. Please include

such evidence as governmental, media and other reports on that system and itsvulnerab ilities, metal detection and other security equipme nt, and plans forsurveilling or evading the civil aviation security system. W hat sources has theBureau examined with respect to these issues?2. More generally, what does the Bureau know about al Qaeda use of open sourceinformation in the targeting, design and implementation of its attacks?3. The following are a series of questions about the 9/11 hijackings posed to theCommission by the fam ilies of the 9/11 victims. For each question, pleaseprovide your answer, an d include what sources you examined an d what evidenceyou utilized in making your assessment.

A. Did the hijackers purchase extra seats on the hijacked flights?B. Were the flights less crowded than normal? Did this raise any red flagsthat something was amiss?C. What evidence is there with respect to the use, or report of use, of afirearm and/or bomb on UAL Flight 93?D. A Washington Post article from September 12, 2001 says that the

passengers and crew of American Flight 77 were "herded to the back ofthe plane" and "ordered to call relatives to say they were about to die."The article does not attribute this statement to a ny source, a nd no one atthe Post can recall where that information came from. Is there evidence toeither support or contradict the Post article?

E. Where did the information on box cutters come from? Why did FBIDirector Mueller testify to Congress that box cutters were used?F. Why weren 't passengers on other flights screened for other terrorists?Who was responsible for making that decision, an d wasn't the FBIsupposed to take the lead once the planes had crashed?G. W hy has the FBI not invited the National Transportation Safety Board(NTSB) into the investigation of the 9/11 hijackings?H. W hat is the status of the black boxes on the four hijacked flights?


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John RaidtFrom: Steve DunneSent: Friday, January 09, 2004 5:12 PMTo: John RaidtSubject: RE: FBI Briefing request

If you want to send over your preliminary questions in an Informal manner, that's fine with us and willprobably improve the briefing. If I were you, I would press forface-to-face answers at the briefingrather than written answers, so that the briefing is not delayed and so you can probe and clarify theanswers.

Original MessageFrom: John RaidtSent: Friday, January 09, 2004 4:59 PMTo: Steve DunneSubject: FBI Briefing requestSteveI [called regarding our briefing request with the FB I flight team. He wants toaccommodate our request but thought it might be useful if we send the questions over so they canprepare to answer them. Tt was unclear whether the FBI expected to provide a written reply.If it's ok with the front office, we have no problem sending over ou r preliminary questions in writing. Ithink it would help assure we get a full answer. However, regardless of whether the FBI intends to providea written response, Team 7 would like the opportunity to have a give and take face-ioJace with the flightteams either to receive the answers ordiscuss.the written response. I don't think! Ivill have a problemwith that, but I did want to get your ok to send them our questions inwriting, and determine whether wehad strong feelings on whe ther they replied in writing pr not. As long as we get answers and the face-to-face, we're happy. ...Please advise. Thanks. JR ' " - . . .

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John RaidtFrom: William JohnstoneSent: Tuesday, January 20, 2004 1:43 PMTo: John RaidtSubject: FW: Questions for the FBI we would like to have answered before the hearing

Original MessageFrom:William JohnstoneSent: Sunday, January 18, 2004 1:52 PMTo: John RaidtSubject: RE:Questions for the FBI we would like to have answered before the hearingJohn: These look good. I've just got typo correction suggestions, plus a few additional que stions (someof them might no t come up in hearing, bu t I'd like for us to try to be prepared.I. Change "screen" to "screened" and replace "?" with "." at end of first sentence.3. Replace "." with "?" at end of first sentence, and replace "?" with "." at end of second sentence.4. Replace "." wi th"?" at end of sentence.6 .1 recomm end rephrasing as "Please list an d describe any evidence collected at the crash sitesregarding the following items:"Additional questions:. (Feel free to rephrase, or even to leave certain ones out of this e-ma il.)7. Please clarify the date of the purchase of tickets for UAL 175 by Khalid Al-Mihdhar and MajedMoqed. (Penttbom has it as 8/25/01 while MW AA police report lists 8/26/01.)8. What evidence does the FBI possess w ith respect to the question raised by the 9/11 Families as towhether the hijackers purchased extra tickets for the flights which went unused.9. Please clarify the check-in times for the UA L 175 hijackers. (Penttbom and UAL materials differ.)10. Please clarify the timing of the Gail Jaw ahir check-in of the UAL 175 hijackers. (FBI interview andUAL materials differ.)II. Please provide y our best understanding of the details of the 7:58 a.m. cell phone call involvingMohamed Atta, an d cite the evidence which you used in mak ing this determination.12. Please provide us with you r best understanding of the CAPPS selection status of the 9/11 hijackers.13. Please provide us with your best understanding of the timing of the phone calls from Flight 77passenger Barbara Olson to her husband, an d cite the evidence w hich yo u used in maing thisdetermination.14. Please identify each of the calls from the hijacked aircraft marked on the m ost recent Penttbom

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Original MessageFrom: J o h n R a i d tSent: Sa t 1/17/2004 9:44 AMTo: Team 7Cc:Subject: Questions for the FB I we would like to have answered before th e hearingI've attached a list of questions we would like to have answ ered from the FBI prior to the hearing. Pleaseadd anything you think is essential. We should probably list only things we're sure the FBI has notsufficiently provided in their briefing or document submittals to our team or others.

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I [^although we have a number of important questions we're very interested in, Ithought I would send you the questions that we wbre hoping to discuss prior to thehearing next week. I know that time is a premium\for you as well as us, and I'm open toany thoughts you have about how to do this. Also.l il know that the answer to some ofthe questions might well be to "check concordance," But we were hoping toconfirminformation beyond what concordance will offer. W e will recheck where noted, as well.Our preference would be to have some interactive exchange on the answers to thesequestions. I'm not sure if a conference call is doable, but we are willing provided anysecurity concerns can be addressed. We will send you a comprehensive list of questionsafter the hearing and look forward to working with you on a process that works for youand us.Please let us know if you have an y concerns. I'm sure we can work them out. Manythanks for your patience and assistance. Team 71. Please describe the extent to which the FBI examined the passenger manifests andpassengers, or screened other commercial flights that took place or were scheduled totake place on September 11,2001. Does the FBI have anydocumentation sufficient todescribe this process.2. Did the FBI seek to identify those passengers aboard the hijacked flights who mayhave been active federal, state or local law enforcementofficers? If so, does the FBIhave a list identifying passengers who were law enforcement officers?3. What does the FBI know from evidence or detainee reports about al Qaeda and the9/11 hijackers effort to learn about the U.S. civil aviation security system, other thansurveillance flights. What evidence ha s been found that indicates al Qaeda obtained orsought to obtain governmental, media and/or other reports on the U.S. civil aviationsecurity system, and plans to surveil, test and/or evade that system? (Wewill recheckconcordance)4. Has any evidence been developed indicating that the hijackers purchased PC basedcockpit training software. (Wewill recheck concordance and the timeline).

~ r x ~ * ~ ~ ^ ' ' ,ca has the FBI found to suggest that box-cutters were used by thei tpe hijacked flights? (Th0 only evidence we can find was .from theidenoard .

1).6. Does the FBI have an y evidence collected from the crash sites and/or the hijacker'squarters regarding the following items:KnivesFirearmsMace/Pepper spray or similarExplosives


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John RaidtFrom: |_Sent: Thursday , December 18 , 2003 6:09 PMTo: John RaidtCc: I \:RE: Thanks and follow-up

Thanks John. I amglad you found it useful. I amgoing to send your follow uprequeststol [for the rnornent - mywife just had a baby on Sunday and Iam in and out of the office for several day?. We will work with you to get you the followup items and set up the meetings to discuss the hearings.T h a n k s , Pat ,,,--'7'9/ll Law Enforcement Privacy

Original Message . . :: = = = :! " "From: John Raidt [mailto:jraidt(gi9-iicommissiori.gov]Sent: Monday, December .IS^OOS 3:20 PMTo:l 1Cc: John RaidtSubject:Thanks and follow-up| /iany thanks to you and the Penttbom team for the briefing. It was very helpful. I wanted to follow-upon a couple of items.I was wondering if you have had a chance to prepare and send over the roll-up list of weapons purchases(including knives/mace/pepper spray) that the FBI has developed as well as the list of luggage/baggagepurchases that we discussed.Secondly, we are wondering if/we could set-up a briefing for Team 7 with the fou r lead SA's on the flightteam d [together with the agent who tracked the pre 9-11 flights by the hijackers.This will be most useful to our work and the hearings. Also, I've made sure that Dan Marcus is aware ofthe Moussaoui/SSI/Family issues pertaining to the hearing. He will be in touch with you or Dan Levin. I'mnot sure wh at schedule maywork for you, butanytime at your convenience between January 20 - 23would work well for us. If that week is a problem for you or the Penttbom team, we would be glad to look atother dates. Also, if you need a formal briefing request in writing, we'd be happy to sen d one over.Again, thanks. Best, JR

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FBI QFR's

1. Please provide to the Commission a detailed description of the steps taken by theFederal Bureau of Investigation to identify U.S. commercial air travel inquiries,reservations an d bookings made by or on behalf of the hijackers.

(a) As part of the FBI's response to this question, please provide theCommissionwith a complete list of the carriers, trade associations, computer reservations systems,reporting services and all other sources tasked by the FBI to identify such air travelinformation. Please provide documents sufficient to describe the tasking provided to eachof the organizations.

(b ) Please provide to the Commission a list of the organizations identified inquestion l(a) which did not comply fully with the FBI's search request and/or which didnot respond to the FBI.2. Did the FBI request that the records search described in the question above include: (i)derivations (e.g. Mohammed A l Sayed for Mohammed Atta) or aliases known to be usedby the hijackers, and (ii) known alternate spellings of each of the hijackers' names?

(a ) If yes, please provide a list of the aliases an d alternative spellings provided.(b) Please note any of the organizations listed in question l(a) which was notprovided the full list of hijacker names, aliases an d alternative spellings identified in theBureau's response to question2(a)

3. Please describe the extent to which the FBI examined th e passenger manifests an dpassengers of other commercial flights that took place or were scheduled to take placewithin the United States and to the United States from foreign airports on September 11 ,2001? In the FBI's response to this question, please identify which passenger manifestsfor flights on September 11, 2001 were examined fo r possible hijackers, according towhat criteria and how flights were cleared of suspicion. Please provide an ydocumentation that exists sufficient to describe this process.4. Did the FBI seek to identify those passengers aboard the hijacked flights who mayhave been active federal, state or local law enforcement officers? If so, please provide alist of passengers who were law enforcement officers.5. According to the evidence gathered by the FBI, including detainee reports, whatefforts were made by Al Qaeda and the 9/11 hijackers to learn about the U.S. civilaviation security system. Please describe any evidence that indicates al Qaeda obtainedor sought to obtain governmental, media and/or other reports on the U.S. civil aviationsecurity system, and plans to surveil, test and/or evade that system?


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6. More g enerally, what does the B ureau kno w about al Qaeda use of open sourceinformation in the targeting, design an d implementation of its attacks?

7. The following are a series of questions about th e 9/11 hijack ings posed to theCommission by the families of the 9/11 victims. For each question, please provide youranswer, and include what sources you exam ined and what evidence you utilized inmaking your assessment.

A. Did the hijackers purchase seats in addition to those they used on thehijacked flights?B. W ere the hijacked flights less crowded than norm al? If so, is there any

evidence to suggest th e reason fo r less than normal passenger loads?C. W hat evidenc e is there with respect to reports or evidence of the followingi tems on each of the hijacked flights: knives; boxcutters; firearms; bom bs;mace; pepper spray or any other deadly weap on or imitation of a deadlyweapon.D. A Washington Post article from September 12 , 2001 says that thepassengers an d crew of American Flight 77 were "herded to the back ofthe plane" an d "ordered to call relatives to say they were about to die."The a rticle does n ot attribute this statem ent to any source, an d no one atthe Post ca n recall where that information came from. Is there evidence toeither support or contradict the Post article? If so, what is the evidence.E. What evidence has the FBI found to suggest that boxcutters were used by

th e hijack ers aboard th e hijacked flights?F. W hy w eren 't passengers on other flights screened for other terrorists?W ho was responsible fo r making that decision, an d wasn't the FBIsupposed to tak e the lead once the planes had crashed?G. Why has the FBI not invited the National Transportation Safety Board(NTSB) into the investigation of the 9/11 hijackings?H. W hat is the status of the black boxes (voice recorder and flight datarecorder) on each of the four hijacked flights?


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John RaidtFrom: Steve DunneSent: Friday, January 09, 2004 5:12 PMTo: John RaidtSubject: RE: FBI Briefing request

If you want to send over your preliminary questions in an informal manner, that's fine with us and willprobably improve thebriefing. If I were you, I would press forface-to-face answers at thebriefingrather than written answers, so that the briefing is not delayed and so you can probe and clarify theanswers.

Original MessageFrom: John RaidtSent: Friday, January 09, 2004 4:5 9 PMTo: Steve DunneSubject: FBI Briefing requestSteveI Icalled regarding our briefing request with the FB I flight team. He wants toaccommodate our request but thought it might be useful if we send the questions over so they canprepare to answer thenfK It was unclear whether the FBI expected to provide a written reply.If it's ok with the front office; we have no problem sending over our preliminary questions in writing. Ithink it would help assure we get a full answer. However, regardless of whether the FBI intends to providea written response, Team 7 would like the opportunity to have a give and take face-to-face with the flightteams either to receive the answers or discuss the written response. I don't thin.kl |will have a problemwith that, but I did want to get your ok to send them our questions inwriting, and determine whether wehad strong feelings on whether they replied in writing or not. As long as we get an swe rs and the face-to-face, we're happy. , ..Please advise. Thanks. JR

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