Events (8)

• February 16, 2002: Bush Directs CIA to Conduct Operations in Iraq 2002-02-16
• (October 2002): CIA Station Chief in Jordan Refuses Order to Engage in Sabotage against Iraqi Vehicles
• September 2002: Anabasis Team Begins Training in Nevada Desert
• Late November 2001 or December 2001: CIA Devises Covert Plan ‘Anabasis’ to Provide Pretext for Full-Scale War with Iraq
• January 2003: CIA Moves Anabasis Team to Jordan
• January 2002: Planners of Covert Operation Against Iraq Told, ‘Be Ready to Turn This Thing On by January 2003’
• Late September 2002: CIA Strikes Deal with Iraqi Religious Leader to Exploit High-Level Contacts in Iraqi Government for Intelligence
• After January 2003: Gen. Franks Rejects Anabasis Plan