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Counterproliferation Division

Events (18)

(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 Division Requests Approval to Send Joseph Wilson to Niger 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 19, 2002: Intelligence Analysts Discuss Merits of Sending Wilson to Niger 2002-02-19
February 20, 2002: CIA Provides Joseph Wilson with Talking Points for His Trip to Niger 2002-02-20
2:00 p.m. June 11, 2003: Libby Grills CIA Official about Wilson, Wife 2003-06-11
(June 12, 2003): Cheney Tells Libby that Plame Wilson Is a CIA Agent in Counterproliferation Division 2003-06-12
June 17, 2003: CIA Memo States that There Is Insufficient Evidence to Back Iraq-Niger Uranium Allegation 2003-06-17
September 29, 2003: Republican Congressman Calls Plame Wilson a ‘Glorified Secretary’ 2003-09-29
October 3, 2003: Revelation of CIA Front Company Causes Potential Widespread Damage to US Intelligence Gathering Efforts 2003-10-03
January 24, 2007: Former CIA Official Contradicts Libby’s Position on Plame Wilson Knowledge 2007-01-24
January 29, 2007: Former White House Press Secretary Testifies against Libby 2007-01-29
February 18, 2007: Former CIA Agents Refute Claims that Libby Prosecution Unwarranted, Accuse Washington Post of Jury Tampering 2007-02-18
March 16, 2007: Plame Wilson Testifies about Outing, Covert Status 2007-03-16
April 2001 and After: Plame Wilson Promoted to Chief of Joint Task Force on Iraq
Mid-July, 2004: CIA Officer Writes Memo Confirming He, Not Plame Wilson, Suggested Joseph Wilson Go to Niger
Mid-August, 2003: CIA Supervisor Tells Plame Wilson She Acted Correctly in Asking Husband to Meet with CIA Officials over Iraq-Niger Allegations