Timeline is based on Zawahiri tapes, not AQ in general.
Date of tape release/Date of attack or attempted attack
08/06/1998 Next day over 200 killed and thousands injured in Kenya and Tanzania
09/20/2000 3 weeks later the USS Cole is attacked
10/04/2001 Congressional and media Anthrax attacks unfolding (2nd wave of 9/11)
10/07/2001 6 weeks later Rockaway crash; retaliation for Afghanistan threatened
11/07/2001 2 days after "Dawn" nuclear retaliatory threat - - "Dragonfire" scare
04/17/2002 3 weeks later 14 die in Karachi bombing targeting French officers
10/09/2002 3 days later more than 200 people die in the Bali nightclub bombing
05/23/2003 2 weeks later 4 killed 31 German peacekeepers wounded in Kabul attack
08/03/2003 Two days later the Jakarta Marriott is bombed
09/10/2003 female Iraqi Governing Council member Hashimi assassinated on 9/20
09/29/2003 11 weeks later, two attempts against Musharraf;
12/19/2003? Two days later, America goes to "orange alert"
02/2?/2004 Three weeks later the Madrid bombing is worst terror attack on Europe
03/25/2004 Ten days later the first coordinated nationwide Iraqi uprising begins
06/11/2004 One month later, an operation against NYC/NJ/DC targets is detected
9/9/2004 Taba attacks (first possible direct AQ attack on Israelis) on 10/8
10/2/2004 Attack/attempted attack forthcoming
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