As 9/11 Neared, Al-Qaeda Prepared a Second Attack on America
Zaid Jarrah: computer programmer by day, terrorist by night. He bought a poster of the Boeing 757 cockpit to study with plotters.
As the anniversary of the September 11th attacks approached, news reemerged of Al-Qaeda's preparations for a second strike against America. On August 27, 2001, Ziad Jarrah, one of the 9/11 hijackers, purchased three Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) aeronautical charts at a Fort Lauderdale store. Jarrah had previously bought a Boeing 757 cockpit poster and four Garmin GPS III units at a Pilot Shop, even though the items were out of stock.
He returned on August 28 to collect the ordered GPS devices, along with an antenna for his GPS unit. Meanwhile, Mohammed Atta was reportedly at Office Depot in Coral Springs, making copies of a schematic drawing of a Boeing airplane cockpit. These actions suggest Al-Qaeda's meticulous planning for their next assault on American soil.
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