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Events (1160)

• 1998: National Security Council Finds No Link Between Al-Qaeda and Iraqi Government
• 1989-Late 1999: Al-Zarqawi Becomes Prominent Islamist Militant
• April 2002: Al-Zarqawi Said to Head Militant Group Competing with Al-Qaeda
• February 2002: DIA Suggests Prisoner Probably Lying about Al-Qaeda Ties to Iraq; but His Allegations Will Be Used in Bush Speech Later
• February 2003: British Translator Leaks Word of NSA’s Wiretapping of UN to British Press
• 2002-Early 2003: Cheney and Libby Make Visits to CIA Headquarters
• August 2002: Neocons Give Unconvincing Presentation on Iraq Ties to Al-Qaeda; Information Used by Bush, Tenet, Right-Wing Supporters
• September 2007: Guantanamo File Shows US Secretly Considers ISI to Be Terrorist Organization
• April 2006: National Intelligence Estimate Says Iraq War Worsens Terrorism
• 1997: Albanian Government Falls, Al-Qaeda and Other Criminal Groups Loot Armories