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Attack on the USS Cole: IIP Archives

 Sailor stands amid flower wreaths honoring USS Cole's dead
A sailor stands amid flowers honoring the 17 sailors killed and missing in the October 12, 2000 attack on the USS Cole. (AP Photo)

November 29, 2000
• Transcript of State Department Noon Briefing

November 15, 2000
• State/FBI Statement Says Cooperation from Yemen Good

Novermber 14, 2000
• Transcript of Pentagon Spokesman's Regular Briefing

November 9, 2000
• Transcript of State Department Noon Briefing

November 6, 2000
• Transcript of State Department Noon Briefing

November 2, 2000
• DoD Special briefing on the Cole Commission

November 1, 2000
• Transcript of State Department Noon Briefing

October 31, 2000
• Kuwait, Saudi Arabia Join High-Threat Areas
• Transcript of Pentagon Spokesman's Regular Briefing

October 30, 2000
• Transcript of State Department Noon Briefing

October 28, 2000
• Clinton, Yemen's President Talk About Next Stage of Cooperation
• Transcript of White House Daily Briefing

October 27, 2000
• Albright, Freeh: Cole Investigation In Crucial Stage
• Transcript of State Department Noon Briefing

October 26, 2000
• Transcript of Pentagon Briefing; Force Protection, USS Cole
• Transcript of White House Daily Briefing

October 25, 2000
• Facts of USS Cole Bombing Are "Under the Microscope,"
• Testimony of General Franks to Senate Armed Services Committee

October 24, 2000
• Threat Intelligence Leads to Heightened Alert
• Transcript of White House Daily Briefing

October 20, 2000
• Navy Reports 57-Minute Error in Cole Attack Explosion
• Transcript of State Department Noon Briefing

October 19, 2000
• Recovering Remains, Stabilizing Ship Are Current Priorities
• Reno: Cole Investigators "Leaving No Stone Unturned"
• Transcript of State Department Noon Briefing
• Transcript of Department of Defense Briefing

October 18, 2000
• Clinton Vows "No Safe Harbor" for USS Cole Attackers
• Clinton Remarks on USS Cole at President's Cup 2000
• Cohen Vows "Relentless" Search for USS Cole Attackers
• Transcript of State Department Noon Briefing
• Cohen Orders Review of USS Cole Lessons Learned

October 17, 2000
• Transcript of Pentagon Briefing
• Divers Recover Remains from Flooded Portion of Cole

October 16, 2000
•  Cole Wounded Come Home, Memorial Service Planned

October 15, 2000
• NBC Berger Interview: Quite Clear This Was Terrorist Act
• Excerpts: Ross Says Yemen Cooperating to Find Terrorists

October 14, 2000
• Clinton Letter to Congress on U.S.S. Cole Attack
• Clinton: "We Will Do Whatever It Takes, As Long As It Takes"

October 13, 2000
• Clinton to Attend Memorial Service; Embassies Urged to Be Vigilant
• Commander of U.S. Atlantic Fleet Briefs on USS Cole Incident
• FBI, Others Probe Apparent Terrorist Strike of USS Cole
• Transcript of White House Daily Briefing
• Transcript of State Department Noon Briefing

October 12, 2000
• Clinton: "We Will Find Who Was Responsible"
• Transcript of Clinton's remarks
• Clinton Proclamation on Death of U.S. Servicemembers
• Clinton's Seeks Quick Consent on Anti-Terrorism Convention
• Cohen Says Cause of Blast Not Yet Certain
• Transcript of Cohen and Clark's remarks
• Navy Investigates Ramming, Explosion of U.S. Destroyer
• Albright on Attack on U.S. Ship in Yemen Port
• Transcript of Albright's remarks
• AG Reno Promises "We Will Do Everything We Can"



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