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[Trader77]

>>No I don't for the simple reason that plans for the attack were already well underway in August 1998.<<

Here's an more accurate account from the 9/11 Commission:


According to KSM, the 1998 bombings of the U.S. embassies in Nairobi and Dar es Salaam marked a watershed in the evolution of the 9/11 plot. KSM claims these bombings convinced him that Bin Ladin was truly committed to attacking the United States. He continued to make himself useful, collecting news articles and helping other al Qaeda members with their outdated computer equipment. Bin Ladin, apparently at Atef's urging, finally decided to give KSM the green light for the 9/11 operation sometime in late 1998 or early 1999.

This was clearly after the near miss bombing campaign. Given that, do you now think the bombings had anything to do with it? I'm not stating my beliefs, just asking your opinion.