Central Intelligence Agency

Events (1798)

• September 26, 2001: First CIA Operatives Arrive in Afghanistan to Launch War against Taliban 2001-09-26
• (September 26, 2001): Bin Laden ‘Confession’ Video Possibly Made as Part of US Sting Operation 2001-09-26
• September 27, 2001: First CIA Covert Teams Enter Afghanistan 2001-09-27
• September 27, 2001: ISI Has Connections to Taliban, Drug Trade, CIA 2001-09-27
• September 27, 2001: CBS Drama Canceled because It Features Plot about Planned bin Laden Terrorist Attack 2001-09-27
• October 1, 2001: Some Officials Question If Intelligence Service Helped Bin Laden in Plot 2001-10-01
• Mid-September-October 2, 2001: CIA Official Holds Secret but Unfruitful Talks with Taliban Second-in-Command over Fate of Bin Laden 2001-10-02
• October 4, 2001: Bush Authorizes NSA Domestic Spying 2001-10-04
• September 18-October 7, 2001: US Begins Using Predator Drone over Afghanistan 2001-10-07
• October 7, 2001: US Hesitates, Fails to Kill Mullah Omar 2001-10-07
• October 7, 2001: Stolen 9/11 Documents Appear in Mysterious Circumstances 2001-10-07
• October 15, 2001: Italian Intelligence Provides CIA with Report Alleging that Niger Agreed to Sell Iraq Uranium 2001-10-15
• October 16, 2001: Italian Intelligence Chief Delivers Iraq-Niger Dossier to CIA 2001-10-16
• October 18, 2001: CIA Report Says Allegations about Iraq Contained in Italian Intelligence Report Not Corroborated 2001-10-18
• October 18, 2001: Italian Military Intelligence Chief Verifies to CIA Credibility of Source Who Provided Niger Documents 2001-10-18
• October 25, 2001: Afghan Resistance Leader Killed 2001-10-25
• October 27, 2001: US Government No Longer Considers Al-Qaeda Likely Suspect in Anthrax Attacks 2001-10-27
• November 3, 2001: US Is Said to Be Relying on ISI for Intelligence in Afghan War 2001-11-03
• November 6-8, 2001: Fabricated INC Story of Muslim Terrorists Training in Iraq Electrifies Media, Builds Case for War 2001-11-06
• (November 7, 2001): CIA Chief Names Four Most Wanted in Afghanistan 2001-11-07
• November 10, 2001-Early 2003: Al-Qaeda Insider Becomes CIA Informant 2001-11-10
• November 24, 2001: CIA Acknowledges ‘Divergent Views’ on Intended Use of Aluminum Tubes 2001-11-24
• November 26, 2001: Defense Official Asks for ‘Team B’-Like Assessment of Terrorist Intelligence 2001-11-26
• December 2, 2001: British Newspaper Reveals Secret US Plan to Invade Iraq after ‘Stage-Managed Uprising’ 2001-12-02
• December 9, 2001: CIA’s Bin Laden Unit Boss Becomes New Chief of CIA’s Kabul Station During Tora Bora Battle 2001-12-09
• December 10, 2001: Pakistani Troops Start to Guard Parts of Tora Bora Border but Then Withdraw 2001-12-10
• December 13, 2001: Authenticity of Bin Laden ‘Confession’ Video Is Disputed 2001-12-13
• December 14, 2001-September 28, 2005: Media Accounts Differ on What the US Knew and Did about 9/11 Hijacker Jarrah’s Detention in Dubai 2001-12-14
• December 15, 2001: Bin Laden Said to Make Final Radio Broadcast from Tora Bora and Head North 2001-12-15
• December 15, 2001: CIA Memo Says Agency Believes Aluminum Tubes Intended for Uranium Enrichment 2001-12-15
• December 17, 2001: Iraqi National Congress Coaches Iraq Defector ahead of CIA Polygraph 2001-12-17
• Shortly After December 19, 2001: CIA Station Chief Protests against FBI Interview of Al-Libi 2001-12-19
• (Between September 12 and December 31, 2001): Senior CIA Official Describes 9/11 as an Intelligence Triumph 2001-12-31
• January 13, 2002: Former German Minister Believes CIA Is Responsible for 9/11 2002-01-13
• January 24, 2002: CIA Veteran David Cohen Joins NYPD 2002-01-24
• January 30, 2002: CIA Report Suggests Iraq May Be Trying to Reconstitute its Nuclear Weapons Program 2002-01-30
• February 5, 2002: Pentagon Neoconservatives Use CIA Report on Iraq-Niger Uranium Deal to Bolster Allegations of Iraqi Nuclear Weapons Program 2002-02-05
• February 5, 2002: CIA Issues Second Report on Alleged Iraqi Efforts to Obtain Uranium 2002-02-05
• February 6, 2002: CIA Director Tenet Says He Is Proud of CIA’s Handling of 9/11 2002-02-06
• February 6, 2002: CIA’s Tenet Worried over Possible Terrorist Attack on Chemical Facility 2002-02-06
• February 12, 2002: Former Head of CIA Efforts in Germany Says CIA Tracked ‘Some of the People Responsible’ for 9/11 in Germany 2002-02-12
• February 12, 2002: Bush Official: Decision Made to Overthrow Hussein 2002-02-12
• (February 13, 2002): Cheney Asks CIA to Probe Deeper into Allegation that Iraq Attempted to Purchase Uranium from Niger 2002-02-13
• Shortly after February 13, 2002: CIA Decides to Send Joseph Wilson to Niger; Wilson’s Wife Relays the Request to Him 2002-02-13
• February 13, 2002: CIA Operative Valerie Plame Wilson Suggests CIA Send Her Husband to Niger to Verify Reports Iraq Attempted to Purchase Uranium There 2002-02-13
• February 14, 2002: CIA Report: Iraq-Niger Uranium Claim Comes from Foreign Intelligence Service, ‘Lacks Crucial Details’ 2002-02-14
• February 21, 2002-March 4, 2002: Former Ambassador Visits Niger to Investigate Allegations that Iraq Attempted to Purchase Uranium 2002-02-21
• February 22, 2002: Rogue Elements of ISI, Especially Those with CIA Ties, May Be Out of Control 2002-02-22
• February 25, 2002: Taliban Defector Aware of ISI-Al-Qaeda Links Is Ignored by CIA 2002-02-25
• March 2, 2002: Diesel Tanks May Have Destroyed Building and Secret Files on 9/11 2002-03-02