John Ashcroft & Robert Mueller Media Announcement Regarding the 9/11 Attacks (9-27-2001)

U.S Attorney General John Asgcroft releases to the public for the first time, the names and photographs of the "alleged" hijackers involved in the hijackings of four airliners which crashed into the WTC, Pentagon and Shanksville. Ashcroft also points out the importance of illegal money laundering in terrorist organizations, such as Al Qaeda, which allows them to conduct operations. FBI Director Robert Mueller also reports that there are 90 hate crimes perpetrated on Sikh and Arab communities currently being investigated. (9-27-2001)

Note: A reporter asks Mueller about how sure he was about the names and photographs shown on the dais behind him. Mueller states all names were taken from the flight manifests (classified). Mueller also states that the FBI is currently investigating whether these names match up with names they used to get into the country.