Condoleezza Rice
Events (331)
- 1995: Condoleezza Rice and Future 9/11 Commission Executive Director Zelikow Co-author Book on European Politics
- December 1998 - Fall 1999: ’Vulcans’ Tutor Bush on Foreign Affairs
- Fall 2002 and After: Vice President Cheney’s Power Peaks as He Uses Bureaucratic Strategies to Manage Foreign Policy Himself
- Late March 1989 and After: Defense Secretary Cheney Advocates Enforced Regime Change in Soviet Union
- Late September, 2003: Rice Forms Oversight Group to Keep Tabs on Bremer
- Late December 2002: White House Tells 9/11 Commission Chairman Kean He Must ‘Stand Up’ for President Bush
- Late March-Early April 2001: CIA Warns Al-Qaeda Leader Zubaida Planning an Attack
- Mid-January 2001: Powell Interested in Resuming Negotiations with North Korea; Rice Uninterested
- Mid-May, 2002: CIA Proposes Waterboarding of Zubaida to Senior Administration Officials
- Spring 2002: Bush Promises Saudi Leader to Work for Peace between Israel and Palestine
- April 2002 and After: Cabinet-Level Bush Officials Frequently Discuss and Approve Specific ‘Harsh’ Interrogation Techniques
- Spring 2006: US Leadership Surprised about Strong Taliban Offensive, Despite Warnings
- Summer 2003: CIA Officials Obtain Permission from Rice to Use Harsh Interrogation Tactics on New Detainee
- Summer 2005: Army Supresses Unflattering RAND Report on Iraq
- February 2001: NSA Approaches Qwest, Other Telecoms, For Provision of Domestic Phone Records and Surveillance Access
- February 13. 2001: Bush Expands US Security to Mean ‘Advancement of US Interests Around the Globe’
- Early October 2002: Bush Receives Intelligence Memo Noting Dissents About Iraqi Aluminum Tubes
- Mid-August 2002: Decision Made to Increase Bombing in Iraq ‘No-Fly’ Zones During NSC Meeting at White House
- October 2005: Former Powell Aide Calls for Legislation to Reform Inter-Agency and National Security Decision Making Processes; Strongly Criticizes Neocons in Bush Administration
- August 2002: Top Bush Officials Form Group to Sell Iraq War to Public, Congress, and Allies
- (March 2002): Bush: ‘F__k Saddam. We’re Taking Him Out’
- Late September 2002: Iraqi Foreign Minister Tells CIA Status of Iraq’s WMD Program; Bush Uninterested in Reports
- Fall 2002: White House Creates New Interagency Task Force to Coordinate Iraq War Planning
- 2002-2003: US Government Works on Plans for Post-War Iraq
- July 2001: Rice Says Iraq Not a Serious Military Threat
- Early Summer 2002: Condoleezza Rice Learns that Energy Department Scientists Disagree with CIA Opinion on Aluminum Tubes
- Early January 2003: President Bush Reportedly Tells Condoleezza Rice ‘We’re Going to Have To Go To War’
- EarlyJuly 2002: Condoleezza Rice Tells State Department Official Decision to Invade Iraq Has Been Made
- December 2006: Iraq Study Group Final Report Recommends Urgent Changes to Iraq’s Oil Industry; Report Rejected by Bush
- February 2007: Head of Centcom Fallon Opposes Naval Buildup and Military Strikes against Iran
- Late November 2006: Bush Middle East Policies Classic Example of ‘Failure Forward,’ Says Pentagon Consultant