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|wikipedia=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_P._O'Neill | |wikipedia=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_P._O'Neill | ||
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| − | |description=A respected and sincere opponent of "terrorism" who faced opposition in trying to investigate the [[U.S.S. Cole attack]] and was | + | |description=A respected and sincere opponent of "terrorism" who faced opposition in trying to investigate the [[U.S.S. Cole attack]] and who was the [[FBI]]'s leading expert on [[Al Qaeda]]. Later made Head of Security for the [[World Trade Center]], where he was killed on his first day at work, [[9-11 | September 11th]], 2001. |
|birth_date=1952-02-06 | |birth_date=1952-02-06 | ||
|birth_name=John Patrick O'Neill | |birth_name=John Patrick O'Neill | ||
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| − | '''John O'Neill''' was an active and sincere expert in ''anti-''terrorism. He was killed on [[September 11, 2001]], where he had been told to report at his first day at work as head of security at the [[WTC]]. | + | '''John O'Neill''' was an active and sincere expert in ''anti-''terrorism. He was killed on [[September 11, 2001]], where he had been told to report at his first day at work as head of security at the [[WTC]]. According to [[PBS]], for several years before his death he was the [[FBI]]'s leading expert on [[Al Qaeda]].<ref>https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/knew/ saved at [https://web.archive.org/web/20020829162911/http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/knew/ Archive.org] and [http://archive.is/zSBGs Archive.is]</ref> |
==Career== | ==Career== | ||
| − | O'Neil had a job at the [[FBI]], but quit after his investigation into the [[U.S.S. Cole attack]] in [[Yemen]] had been obstructed & sabotaged by [[U.S ambassador to Yemen]], [[Barbara Bodine]].<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3exGDoGAqI4</ref><ref>http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/article/introduction-3/</ref> | + | O'Neil had a job at the [[FBI]], but quit after his investigation into the [[U.S.S. Cole attack]] in [[Yemen]] had been obstructed & sabotaged by [[U.S ambassador to Yemen]], [[Barbara Bodine]].<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3exGDoGAqI4</ref><ref>https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/article/introduction-3/ saved at [https://web.archive.org/web/20160922035701/http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/article/introduction-3/ Archive.org] and [http://archive.is/jv3Fx Archive.is]</ref> |
==Death== | ==Death== | ||
John O'Neill was killed on [[September 11, 2001]], his first day at work as head of security at the [[WTC]]. This is officially claimed to be a tragic accident, but many commentators have suggested that he was in fact murdered by those in the know about the events of that day. A creative commons licensed video, "[[Who Killed John O'Neill?]]" has been produced which challenges the {{on}}. | John O'Neill was killed on [[September 11, 2001]], his first day at work as head of security at the [[WTC]]. This is officially claimed to be a tragic accident, but many commentators have suggested that he was in fact murdered by those in the know about the events of that day. A creative commons licensed video, "[[Who Killed John O'Neill?]]" has been produced which challenges the {{on}}. | ||
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| + | ==External links== | ||
| + | [https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/film/showsknew The Man Who Knew] PBS documentary from 2002. | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
{{Reflist}} | {{Reflist}} | ||
Latest revision as of 00:28, 22 December 2019
 John O'Neill      (Police Officer, 9-11/Premature death) | |
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| Born | John Patrick O'Neill 1952-02-06 Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Died | September 11, 2001 (Age 49) New York, U.S. |
Cause of death | 9-11 |
| Nationality | American |
| Victim of | murder |
| Interests | U.S.S. Cole attack |
A respected and sincere opponent of "terrorism" who faced opposition in trying to investigate the U.S.S. Cole attack and who was the FBI's leading expert on Al Qaeda. Later made Head of Security for the World Trade Center, where he was killed on his first day at work, September 11th, 2001. | |
John O'Neill was an active and sincere expert in anti-terrorism. He was killed on September 11, 2001, where he had been told to report at his first day at work as head of security at the WTC. According to PBS, for several years before his death he was the FBI's leading expert on Al Qaeda.[1]
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Career
O'Neil had a job at the FBI, but quit after his investigation into the U.S.S. Cole attack in Yemen had been obstructed & sabotaged by U.S ambassador to Yemen, Barbara Bodine.[2][3]
Death
John O'Neill was killed on September 11, 2001, his first day at work as head of security at the WTC. This is officially claimed to be a tragic accident, but many commentators have suggested that he was in fact murdered by those in the know about the events of that day. A creative commons licensed video, "Who Killed John O'Neill?" has been produced which challenges the official narrative.
External links
The Man Who Knew PBS documentary from 2002.
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