August 7, 1998, Bin Ladin mar kale ayuu weeraray, markaa wuxuu fuliyay qaraxyo isku mar ah
Sirdoonka Maraykanka ayaa xaqiijiyay in Ben Laden uu ka danbeeyay weerarka, waxayna u sheegeen Clinton in hogaamiyayaasha argagixisada ay qorsheynayaan in ay ku kulmaan xerada u dhow Khowst, si ay u qorsheeyaan weerarada mustaqbalka. Sida laga soo xigtay Tenet, "boqolaal boqolaal ah", oo uu ku jiro Bin Laden, ayaa ka soo qeyb gali doona. Bishii Ogosto 20, Clinton wuxuu amar ku bixiyay in gantaalo lagu weeraro xeryaha tababarka argagixisada Al-Qaacida ee Afghanistan iyo warshad dawooyinka ka sameysata Khartoum, Sudan, halkaas oo Bin Laden looga shakiyay in uu soo saaray hub bayooloji ah. Inkastoo milatariga ay weerareen bartilmaameedkooda, bin Laden lama dilin. CIA-da waxay ku qiyaastay in Bin Laden ay ku waayeen "saacado yar".