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Chronology: All time shown below are approximate Eastern Daylight Times.

Thursday, February 7, 2002

NOTE: Reports from news sources involving movements or operations of United States military personnel NOT confirmed by named U.S. government officials will be labeled as such.

Justice Dept. Seeks 5 Suspected al Qaeda Members [Photos]
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Most Wanted Terrorist List (FBI)
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2:00 pm - The White House announced that the Geneva Convention would apply to Taliban detainees being held by the U.S. at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, but not to al Qaeda members. According to White House spokesman Ari Fleischer, the action would not extend prisoner of war status to any of the detainees, which would have allowed them to limit their answers to questions under interrogation. [See: Bush Applies Geneva Convention to Taliban Detainees (Reuters)]

Not Confirmed: 4:30 am - Several people, possibly including top al Qaeda leaders were believed to have been killed in a U.S. missile attack launched three days ago in the remote Tora Bora region of Afghanistan. According to an unnamed U.S. official, the missile was fired from a CIA Predator unmanned aerial vehicle. A U.S. special operations team was reported to be on its way to the attack site to confirm the casualties. [See: U.S. missile hits suspected al Qaeda leader (CNN)]

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