Central Intelligence Agency

Events (1798)

• January 16, 2003: CIA Iraqi Nuclear Specialist Receives Iraq-Niger Uranium Documents 2003-01-16
• January 22, 2003: CIA Deputy Director Says Intelligence Was Insufficient to Prevent 9/11 2003-01-22
• January 27, 2003: CIA Director Apparently Fails to Vet State of Union Address, Allows Uranium Claim to Be Included 2003-01-27
• January 27, 2003: CIA Headquarters Warned That Allegations Based on ‘Curveball’ Should Not Be Used in Bush’s Speech 2003-01-27
• January 27, 2003: Uranium in Benin Warehouse Meant for France, not Iraq 2003-01-27
• January 28-29, 2003: CIA Official ‘Dumbfounded’ at Bush’s Claims 2003-01-28
• January 28, 2003: CIA Report Falsely Suggests Hussein Is Permitting Al-Qaeda to Operate in His Territory 2003-01-28
• After (9:30 pm) January 28, 2003: French Shocked at Bush’s Claim that Iraq Sought Uranium from Africa; Launches Another Investigation Which Again Turns up Nothing 2003-01-28
• January 29, 2003: Powell Accepts Task of Making Administration’s Case for War; Finds White House Dossier Unreliable 2003-01-29
• January 30-February 4, 2003: Powell’s Team Compiles Information for Upcoming Presentation on Its Own 2003-02-04
• February 4, 2003: Powell’s Team Conducts Dress Rehearsal for Upcoming UN Presentation 2003-02-04
• January 30-February 4, 2003: Powell’s Top Aide Refuses to Include Material From White House Reports in Powell’s Upcoming UN Speech 2003-02-04
• February 5, 2003: Plame Wilson ‘Deeply Upset’ at Powell’s UN Presentation 2003-02-05
• February 5, 2003: Powell Gives Fraudulent Presentation About Iraqi WMDs to UN 2003-02-05
• Between February 10, 2003 and February 16, 2003: CIA Director Briefs National Security Adviser about Italian Rendition 2003-02-10
• February 14, 2003: CIA Produces Report Mentioning Suspicious Indicators of Terrorist Affiliation in 9/11 Hijackers’ Passports, Does Not Disseminate It 2003-02-14
• 5:00 p.m. February 17, 2003: Kidnapped Imam Arrives at US Air Base in Italy 2003-02-17
• Noon February 17, 2003: CIA Kidnaps Own Informer in Broad Daylight in Italy, Damaging Italian Al-Qaeda Investigation 2003-02-17
• February 17, 2003: CIA Report Predicts More Than 90 Percent Chance Hussein and Terrorists Will Attack US with WMDs 2003-02-17
• After February 17, 2003: Main Supporter of CIA’s ‘Italian Job’ Rendition Promoted Twice 2003-02-17
• Before February 17, 2003: CIA Officers Argue over Rendition of Italy-Based Imam 2003-02-17
• Before February 17, 2003: Italian Military Intelligence Approves Kidnap of Milan Imam 2003-02-17
• February 28, 2003: CIA Refuses to Say Whether Bush Has Approved Enhanced Interrogation Techniques 2003-02-28
• Shortly After March 1, 2003: KSM Is Extensively Waterboarded and Tortured in Secret CIA Prisons 2003-03-01
• After March 1, 2003: CIA Detainee Reportedly Provides Agency with First Intelligence about Al-Qaeda Operative Involved in 9/11 Plot 2003-03-01
• After March 1, 2003: Interrogators Threaten to Kill KSM’s Children 2003-03-01
• March 3, 2003: Bush’s Efforts in Fighting Terrorism Since 9/11 Are Called an ‘Abysmal Failure’ 2003-03-03
• March 7, 2003 and After: Iranian Arms Dealer Uses Congressman to Propel Fabricated Story of Iranian Theft of Iraqi Uranium 2003-03-07
• After March 7, 2003: Alleged 9/11 Mastermind KSM Repeatedly Waterboarded in Poland 2003-03-07
• After March 7, 2003: CIA Officer Takes Sightseeing Trip to See KSM Waterboarded 2003-03-07
• March 8, 2003: Ambassador’s Report on Iraq-Niger Claim Disseminated by CIA 2003-03-08
• March 9, 2003 and After: White House Begins Campaign to Smear, Discredit Wilson 2003-03-09
• March 11, 2003: CIA Report: Iraq-Niger Uranium Claims Are False 2003-03-11
• Shortly Before March 14, 2003: CIA Allegedly Prevents Bush from Mentioning Atta in Prague Claim in Speech 2003-03-14
• February 22-March 15, 2003: CIA Milan Chief Flies to Cairo, Following Abducted Imam Who Is Allegedly Tortured 2003-03-15
• March 15, 2003: Alleged Al-Qaeda Leader Captured in Pakistan, Disappears into US Custody 2003-03-15
• March 20, 2003: Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Divulges Classified Info on Iraq Leadership Location 2003-03-20
• Before March 20, 2003: CIA Discusses Producing Fake Videos to Assist Iraq Invasion 2003-03-20
• March 23, 2003: CIA Analysts Confirm Pressure from Administration to Conform Reports to Bush Policies 2003-03-23
• March 24, 2003: CIA Drafts Report about KSM Interrogation; KSM Will Later Change Story regarding Almihdhar 2003-03-24
• March 25, 2003: Bush Gives Cheney Power to Classify, Declassify Intelligence 2003-03-25
• March 26, 2003: Bush Delays Release of Government Documents 2003-03-26
• March 28, 2003: First Details of KSM’s Interrogations Leaked to Press 2003-03-28
• April 3, 2003: CIA Notifies Congress of Findings Regarding Iraq-Niger Uranium Deal 2003-04-03
• April 6, 2003: Iraqi Training Camp Overrun by US Forces; Allegations Facility Was Used to Train Islamist Terrorists Is Found Baseless 2003-04-06
• Shortly After April 9, 2003: US Troops Find Many Forged Documents in Iraq that Attempt to Link Hussein and Al-Qaeda 2003-04-09
• May 7-9, 2003: CIA Wrongly Informs Court about Detainee Recordings in Moussaoui Case 2003-05-07
• Before May 21, 2003: US Intelligence Experts Believe Suspicious Trailer in Iraq Intended for Bioweapons Production 2003-05-21
• May 28, 2003: A Joint Report by the CIA and DIA Concludes that Trailers Found in Iraq Were Designed to Produce Biological Weapons 2003-05-28
• May 29, 2003: Libby Calls for Information about Wilson’s Trip to Niger 2003-05-29