have been given similar authority, but in the end, only two pilot candidates were found. One, Faruq Al-Tunisi, contacted Sheikh Mohammed from Canada during the summer of 2001 to back out. The other, Zacarias Moussaoui, was a problem from the start. Hambali and his people complained about Moussaoui's behavior while in Malaysia, where he constantly needled them about launching operations in their own area. Sheikh Mohammed said Moussaoui lobbied Muhammad Atif, aka Abu Hafs Al-Masri, and Bin Laden to use him in operations, and their pressure compelled Sheikh Mohammed to include him in the second wave plan.
86. Sheikh Mohammed revealed that there was a third candidate beyond Zacarias Moussaoui and Faruq al-Tunisi tapped for the "second wave" attacks.
87. Sheikh Mohammed explained the status of the second wave operation in the weeks leading up to the 9/11 attacks. Al Qaeda had one pilot in training, Moussaoui, who had already been arrested, unbeknownst to Sheikh Mohammed until learning it through the media later in September. Before his arrest, Moussaoui only knew that he would be flying a plane, and had no idea of his target. This was because al Qaeda was not at the stage of selecting targets, as they needed to identify and train additional pilots, select
