Craig Unger
Events (72)
- June 4-5, 1974: Neoconservatives, Cold Warriors Begin Attacking Government Policies, Findings towards Soviet Union 1974-06-04
- February 18, 1992: ’Wolfowitz Doctrine:’ Proposal Advocates US as World’s Lone Superpower 1992-02-18
- November 4, 1995: Israeli Prime Minister Rabin Assassinated 1995-11-04
- March 12, 2000: Presidential Candidate George Bush Meets with Suspected Supporter of US-Designated Terrorist Groups 2000-03-12
- October 12, 2000: Candidate Bush Responds to Terrorism Question with Missile Shield Proposal 2000-10-12
- December 16, 2000: Bush Names Powell Secretary of State; Cheney Plans to Undermine Powell 2000-12-16
- December 16, 2000: Powell Upstages Bush in Acceptance Speech 2000-12-16
- December 28, 2000: Bush Chooses Rumsfeld as Defense Secretary over Objections of Father’s Friends 2000-12-28
- (After 10:00 a.m.) September 11, 2001: Vice President Cheney Assembles Legal Team for Expanding Presidential Power 2001-09-11
- Between Late 2000 and September 11, 2001: Niger Uranium Documents Allegedly Fabricated 2001-09-11
- September 12, 2001: Neoconservative Academic Blames Hussein, Iraq for 9/11 2001-09-12
- September 16, 2001: Richard Perle Hints Iraq Should Be Punished for 9/11 Attacks 2001-09-16
- September 25, 2001: OLC Lawyer Yoo Authorizes Warrantless Surveillance of Communications Entering and Departing US 2001-09-25
- October 15, 2001: Italian Intelligence Provides CIA with Report Alleging that Niger Agreed to Sell Iraq Uranium 2001-10-15
- October 16, 2001: Bush Policy Adviser: US Must Build a Coalition to Succeed in Middle East 2001-10-16
- November 6-10, 2001: Cheney Advisers and Justice Department Lawyer Yoo Write Proposal Denying Terror Suspects Right to Courts 2001-11-06
- November 11-13, 2001: Cheney Presents Torture Memo to Bush in Private; Dodges Procedure, Law 2001-11-11
- February 5, 2002: Pentagon Neoconservatives Use CIA Report on Iraq-Niger Uranium Deal to Bolster Allegations of Iraqi Nuclear Weapons Program 2002-02-05
- August 6, 2002: Prominent Neoconservative Wants to Turn Middle East into ‘Cauldron’ of Violence 2002-08-06
- September 8, 2002: White House Marketing Group Launches Iraq PR Blitz 2002-09-08
- September 9, 2002: Italian Intelligence Head Has Unusual Meeting with US Deputy National Security Adviser, Snubs CIA Director 2002-09-09
- September 19, 2002: Reports that Aluminum Tubes May Not Be for Nuclear Use Ignored 2002-09-19
- September 24, 2002: Final Version of British Intelligence Dossier on Iraqi WMD Released; Same Vagaries of Language about Iraq-Niger Uranium Claims Remain from Earlier Drafts 2002-09-24
- October 11, 2002 and After: Republican Senate Candidate Attacks Opponent with Ads Equating Opponent with Hussein, Bin Laden 2002-10-11
- January 26, 2003: Colin Powell Asserts Iraq Trying to Obtain Uranium and Equipment to Produce Nuclear Weapon 2003-01-26
- January 28-29, 2003: CIA Official ‘Dumbfounded’ at Bush’s Claims 2003-01-28
- 9:01 pm January 28, 2003: President Bush Gives His 2003 State of the Union Address 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
- 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: Powell Aide Nervous about ‘Ineffective’ UN Presentation 2003-02-05
- March 25, 2003: Bush Gives Cheney Power to Classify, Declassify Intelligence 2003-03-25
- April 3, 2003: US Ambassador Tells Israeli Officials that US Will ‘Take Care’ of Other Countries after Iraq 2003-04-03
- May 1, 2003: Judith Miller: Ahmed Chalabi Was Main Source for New York Times’ Major WMDs Stories 2003-05-01
- May 6, 2003: New York Times Columnist Breaks Story of Joseph Wilson’s Trip to Niger 2003-05-06
- June 11, 2003: Senate Intelligence Committee Releases Report Contradicting Evidence in Iraq-Niger Claims 2003-06-11
- July 11, 2003 and After: Author: Mainstream Media Follows White House Storyline on Iraq-Niger Uranium Claim 2003-07-11
- 11:00 a.m. July 11, 2003: Rove Attempts to Turn Iraq-Niger Story against CIA, White House Critic; Outs CIA’s Plame Wilson to Time Reporter 2003-07-11
- July 14, 2003: Columnist Outs CIA Agent, Apparently to Discredit Administration Critic 2003-07-14
- July 22, 2003: Deputy National Security Adviser Apologizes for ‘Mistake’ of Iraq-Niger Claims 2003-07-22
- November 17, 2004: New CIA Director: CIA Should ‘Support the Administration and Its Policies’ 2004-11-17
- January 10, 2007: Troop Surge Said to Be Rebuff to Iraq Study Group 2007-01-10
- February 1991-1992: Cheney and Neoconservatives Dispute Decision Not to Overthrow Hussein
- March 2007: Former Intelligence Analyst Believes Niger Affair May Have Been Orchestrated from Outset to Provoke War with Iraq
- April-May 1999: Bush Receives Solid Neoconservative Grounding; Will Shape His Foreign Affairs Policies
- May 2001: Saudi Leader Blasts Bush’s Policy towards Palestinians; Former National Security Adviser Repeats Criticism
- August 2002-March 2003: Author: Mainstream Media Slants Coverage in Pro-War Direction; Americans Believe Iraq Responsible for 9/11 and Poses Threat to US
- September 2002: CIA Director Allows Ad Hoc Intelligence Agency to Undermine US Intelligence Apparatus
- 1965: Former RAND Analyst Gathers Young, Nascent Neoconservatives
- October 2004: Pastor Asks Congregation to Pray for Non-Republican ‘Sinners’