The Worldwide Attack Matrix is a document describing covert anti-terror operations in 80 countries in Asia, the Middle East and Africa created in the wake of September 11, 2001. The matrix was presented by CIA director George J. Tenet in a briefing held at Camp DavidSeptember 15, 2001. Reporter Bob Woodward of the Washington Post was the first to publicly mention the document in a series of articles published in January of 2002. At the time of publication, the described operations were already ongoing or being proposed. World map showing location of Asia A satellite composite image of Asia Asia is the central and eastern part of the continent of Eurasia, defined by subtracting the European peninsula from Eurasia. ... A map showing countries commonly considered to be part of the Middle East The Middle East is a region comprising the lands around the southern and eastern parts of the Mediterranean Sea, a territory that extends from the eastern Mediterranean Sea to the Persian Gulf. ... Africa is the largest of the three great southward projections from the main mass of the Earths surface. ... The World Trade Center on fire The September 11, 2001 attacks were a series of coordinated terrorist attacks against the United States on September 11, 2001. ... Wiktionary has a definition of: Matrix The word matrix (plural matrices, or less often, matrixes) has several meanings. ... CIA, see CIA (disambiguation). ... George John Tenet (born January 5, 1953) is a former United States Director of Central Intelligence. ... Main Lodge at Camp David during Nixon administration, February 9, 1971. ... September 15 is the 258th day of the year (259th in leap years). ... 2001 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Robert Upshur Bob Woodward (born March 26, 1943) is one of the best-known journalists in the United States, thanks largely to his work in helping uncover the Watergate scandal of President Richard Nixon while working as a reporter for The Washington Post. ... ... 2002 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
The actions, underway or being recommended, would range from "routine propaganda to lethal covert action in preparation for military attacks". The plans, if carried out, "would give the CIA the broadest and most lethal authority in its history".
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At Camp David, Advise and Dissent (http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A64802-2002Jan30?language=printer) The Post article, by Bob Woodward and Dan Balz
At the heart of the proposal was a recommendation that the president give the CIA what Tenet labeled "exceptional authorities" to attack and destroy al Qaeda in Afghanistan and the rest of the world.
Tenet then turned to another top secret document, called the "WorldwideAttackMatrix," which described covert operations in 80 countries that were either underway or that he was now recommending.
The problem, Shelton said, was that the camps were virtually empty and therefore the missile attacks would not be that effective.
The WorldwideAttackMatrix is a document describing covert anti-terror operations in 80 countries in Asia, the Middle East and Africa created in the wake of September 11, 2001.
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