(4.November 2001) Pakistan‘s chief spy Lt. General Mahmoud Ahmad „was in the US when the attacks occurred.“ He arrived in the US on the 4th of September, a full week before the attacks. He had meetings at the State Department „after“ the attacks on the WTC. But he also had „a regular visit of consultations“ with his US counterparts at the CIA and the Pentagon during the week prior to September 11.

What was the nature of these routine „pre-September 11 consultations“? Were they in any way related to the subsequent „post-September 11 consultations“ pertaining to Pakistan‘s decision to cooperate with Washington. Was the planning of war being discussed between Pakistani and US officials?