911 COMMUNICATIONS JAMMING TIMELINE

8:45 a.m. (all times are EDT): A hijacked passenger jet, American Airlines Flight 11 out of Boston, Massachusetts, crashes into the north tower of the World Trade Center, tearing a gaping hole in the building and setting it afire.

(8:55 a.m.) September 11, 2001: President Bush Arrives at Elementary School for Photo-Op

(Shortly After 8:55 a.m.) September 11, 2001: President Bush Chats with the Greeting Party instead of Taking an Urgent Call From Condoleezza Rice/Putin.

(After 8:55 a.m.) September 11, 2001: COMMUNICATIONS ARE JAMMED Serious Communications Problems Experienced in Washington Area, Affect Key Government Officials.

(8:57 a.m.) September 11, 2001: Fire Chiefs Advise Evacuation of WTC’s South Tower

8:57 a.m. September 11, 2001: Jet Fuel in North Tower Burns Up

(8:58 a.m.-9:03 a.m.) September 11, 2001: Controllers Watch Flight 175 Descending 10,000 Feet per Minute

9:03 a.m.: A second hijacked airliner, United Airlines Flight 175 from Boston, crashes into the south tower of the World Trade Center and explodes. Both buildings are burning.

(9:27 a.m.) September 11, 2001: Airborne Command Post Takes Off from Base near Washington Former National Security Adviser Brent Scowcroft and his staff are on the E-4B

(9:34 a.m.) September 11, 2001: President Bush’s Motorcade Leaves the School for the Airport, but Initially Heads in the Wrong Direction

9:39 a.m.: American Airlines Flight 77 crashes into the Pentagon, sending up a huge plume of smoke. Evacuation begins immediately.

(9:45 a.m.) September 11, 2001: White House Military Office Director Told Not to Bring President Back to Washington

(After 9:48 a.m.) September 11, 2001: Communications Problems Experienced around Capitol Building

(9:50 a.m.) September 11, 2001: Speaker of the House Hastert Evacuated to Secure Location outside Washington

9:54 a.m. September 11, 2001: President Bush Leaves Sarasota on Air Force One

(9:54 a.m.-2:50 p.m.) September 11, 2001: COMMUNICATIONS ARE JAMMED President Bush Has Problems Communicating with Washington while He Is on Air Force One.

Before 9:55 a.m. September 11, 2001: AWACS Plane on Training Mission Instructed to Follow Air Force One

10:05 a.m.: The south tower of the World Trade Center collapses, plummeting into the streets below. A massive cloud of dust and debris forms and slowly drifts away from the building.

10:10 a.m.: A portion of the Pentagon collapses.
PENTAGON COMMUNICATIONS ARE DOWN FOR AN UNKNOWN NUMBER OF HOURS.

10:10 a.m.: United Airlines Flight 93, also hijacked, crashes in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, southeast of Pittsburgh.

(10:10 a.m.) September 11, 2001: Air Force One Turns West, Away from Washington

(10:20 a.m.) September 11, 2001: Air Force One Heads toward New Destination of Barksdale Air Force Base

10:28 a.m.: The World Trade Center's north tower collapses from the top down as if it were being peeled apart, releasing a tremendous cloud of debris and smoke.

(10:30 a.m.) September 11, 2001: White House Receives Phone Call in Which Caller Threatens Air Force One Knows the Code Name Angel

Between 10:32 a.m. and 11:45 a.m. September 11, 2001: Russian President Calls the White House

10:41 a.m. September 11, 2001: Cheney Calls Bush, Warns Him against Returning to Washington

(10:44 a.m.) September 11, 2001: Global Guardian Exercise Formally Canceled

(10:45 a.m.) September 11, 2001: Air Force One Turns West, Heads toward Barksdale Air Force Base, according to Some Accounts

(10:55 a.m.) September 11, 2001: Air Force One Flies to Higher Altitude

(After 11:15 a.m.) September 11, 2001: Russian President Putin Speaks with President Bush

11:31 a.m. September 11, 2001: Press Secretary Fleischer Tells Reporters on Air Force One that President Bush ‘Is Being Evacuated’

(Shortly Before 11:45 a.m.) September 11, 2001: President Bush Finally Talks to First Lady on the Phone

11:45 a.m. September 11, 2001: Air Force One Lands at Barksdale Air Force Base in Louisiana

2:50 p.m. September 11, 2001: COMMUNICATIONS JAMMING PROBLEMS END President Bush Arrives at Offutt Air Force Base in Nebraska

(3:15 p.m.) September 11, 2001: President Bush Meets with Top Officials via Video Conference Call

(4:33 p.m.) September 11, 2001: Air Force One Leaves Offutt Air Force Base and Heads toward Washington

So Putin struck on 911 only Russia would have had the logistical base to have pulled off the attack.