At 2:40 p.m. in the afternoon of September 11, Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld was issuing rapid orders to his aides to look for evidence of Iraqi involvement.
Uddybende artikel: Krigen mod terrorisme Klokken 14:40 lokal tid den 11. september udsendte USA's forsvarsminister Donald Rumsfeld hurtige ordrer om at finde beviser for Iraks involvering.