Documents
The meeting between 9/11 hijacker Mohammed Atta and and Iraqi diplomat has been discounted by subsequent reporting and the 9/11 Commission investigations.
In August 2002, THE WEEKLY STANDARD published Fred Barnes' article "Mohamed Atta Was Here . . . And met with Saddam Hussein's man in Prague." In October 2002, James Risen's "The View from Prague: Prague Discounts an Iraqi Meeting," appeared in THE NEW YORK TIMES, reporting "The Czech president told the White House that there is no evidence to confirm reports that Mohamed Atta, a Sept. 11 hijacker, met with an Iraqi offical in Prague."
Risen, James, "Threats and Responses: The View from Prague; Prague Discounts An Iraqi Meeting, THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 21, 2002.
Additional materials:
- In 2006 author Martin Amis published a short story in THE NEW YORKER from Mohammed Atta's perspective. Find out more from Bill Moyers 2006 interview with Martin Amis for the series BILL MOYERS ON FAITH & REASON.
- Read excerpts from Mohammed Atta's diary from THE WASHINGTON POST's Pulitzer Prize-winning series.
Timeline Home