The phrase “9/11: the missing link” refers to a prominent public theory and a series of high-profile statements made by August Hanning, the former head of Germany’s Federal Intelligence Service (BND), regarding the 2001 terrorist attacks. [1, 2]
Hanning, who led the BND from 1998 to 2005, has frequently spoken out about a missing link in the official 9/11 investigations—specifically targeting the logistical and financial state support given to the Hamburg Al-Qaeda cell, which included lead hijacker Mohamed Atta. Hanning has argued that the hijackers could not have lived and operated so seamlessly in Germany without structured, domestic assistance that went largely unmapped by the initial U.S. and German investigations. [1, 2]
9/11: the missing link – August Hanning – Google Search google.com/search?q=9%2F11%3…— Michael Novakhov (@mikenov) Oct 9, 2026
Day: October 9, 2026
Former German Chancellor Schröder visited Putin at home on his 74th birthday.
The Kremlin said Putin spotted Schröder was in Moscow — there for a board seat at Russian supermarket chain Hyperglobus — and invited his “old friend” over on 7 October.
The same day, Russia launched a mass strike on Ukraine killing at least 32 people.
Zelensky called it the birthday “present” Putin gave himself.
— @clashreport Oct 9, 2026