Donald Rumsfeld
Events (458)
- June 21, 2002: Pentagon Slips New Undersecretary Position into Defense Authorization Bill 2002-06-21
- June 25, 2002: Rumsfeld Memo Says ‘Keep an Eye on’ Pat Tillman 2002-06-25
- June 28, 2002: Rumsfeld Sends Pat Tillman a Personal Note 2002-06-28
- July 2, 2002: Al-Qaeda Is Regrouping in Pakistani Kashmir with Support of ISI 2002-07-02
- July 22, 2002: Defense Secretary Rumsfeld Secretly Authorizes Killing Terrorists Anywhere in World 2002-07-22
- July 22, 2002: New Rumsfeld Policy Prefers Interrogation or Killing of Terrorists Over Legally Arresting Them 2002-07-22
- July 25, 2002: Pentagon Memo Disputes View that Hussein Will Not Work with Al-Qaeda 2002-07-25
- August 1, 2002: Justice Department Determines that Waterboarding, Other Harsh Interrogation Techniques Legal 2002-08-01
- August 8, 2002-January 15, 2003: Alleged ‘20th Hijacker’ Detained in Guantanamo Is Abused for Months 2002-08-08
- August 16, 2002: US Military Plans New Strategies, Including Conducting Secret Operations Aimed at ‘Stimulating Reactions’ Among Terrorists and States 2002-08-16
- August 20, 2002: Rumsfeld Compares Resistance to Iraq Invasion to Nazi Appeasement; Alleges Al-Qaeda-Iraq Links Again 2002-08-20
- August 20, 2002: Rumsfeld Claims Iraqi Government Is Supporting Al-Qaeda in Iraq 2002-08-20
- August 27, 2002: Rumsfeld: ‘Leadership Finds Followers’ Though ‘Lonesome’ At ‘Outset’ 2002-08-27
- September 3, 2002: Rumsfeld Says Iraq Far Closer to Developing Nuclear Weapons Than Experts Believe 2002-09-03
- September 4, 2002: Top Administration Officials Discuss Iraqi Policy with Senators 2002-09-04
- September 8, 2002: White House Marketing Group Launches Iraq PR Blitz 2002-09-08
- September 8, 2002: Rumsfeld: US Will Make Case Against Iraq; No ‘Smoking Gun’ Evidence Needed 2002-09-08
- September 10, 2002: Rumsfeld Says Direct Evidence of Iraqi WMD Not Necessary For Strike 2002-09-10
- September 13, 2002: Rumsfeld Suggests Iraqis Will ‘Start… Singing and Flying Kites’ When Hussein Is Removed 2002-09-13
- September 16, 2002: Defense Department Briefing to White House Officials Incorrectly Alleges Deep Ties between Iraq and Al-Qaeda 2002-09-16
- September 16, 2002: Rumsfeld: Bush Hasn’t Decided to Go to War 2002-09-16
- September 18, 2002: Rumsfeld Testifies that Iraq Has WMDs 2002-09-18
- September 19, 2002: Rumsfeld Claims No Knowledge of US Provision of Biological and Chemical Weapons Materials to Iraq 2002-09-19
- September 21, 2002: Feith Pushes Iraq-Al-Qaeda Collaboration Theory at White House Meeting 2002-09-21
- September 23, 2002: Bush Administration Pushing to Find, Punish Leakers, Even in Congress 2002-09-23
- September 25, 2002: Administration Lawyers Give ‘Green Light’ for Harsh Interrogations at Guantanamo 2002-09-25
- September 26, 2002: Rumsfeld Incorrectly Connects Al-Zarqawi to Iraqi Government 2002-09-26
- September 27, 2002: Rumsfeld Claims Link between Al-Qaeda and Iraq Is ‘Accurate and Not Debatable’ 2002-09-27
- October 11, 2002: Army Legal Adviser Suggests that ‘Immunity’ Can be Granted for Planned Use of Abusive Techniques 2002-10-11
- October 24, 2002: Rumsfeld Announces Existence of Counter-Terrorism Evaluation Group 2002-10-24
- October 24, 2002: New York Times Exposes Pentagon’s Office of Special Plans 2002-10-24
- October 31, 2002: Former CENTCOM Commander Zinni Warns More Troops Needed for Occupation of Iraq 2002-10-31
- November 14, 2002: Rumsfeld: War with Iraq Will Be Short and Relatively Painless 2002-11-14
- November 18, 2002: US, British Aircraft Attack Iraqi Military Sites 2002-11-18
- November 23, 2002: Guantanamo Commander Given Verbal Command to Begin Harsh Interrogation of Detainee 2002-11-23
- November 25, 2002: Full Complement of UN Inspection Teams Arrives in Baghdad 2002-11-25
- Before November 27, 2002: Lee Hamilton Considered for Vice Chairmanship of 9/11 Commission, but Republican Ties Count against Him 2002-11-27
- December 3, 2002: Rumsfeld: ‘Any Country… With an Active Intelligence Program Knows’ Iraq Has WMD 2002-12-03
- December 3, 2002: Rumsfeld Says Defectors, Not Inspectors, Will Provide Info on Iraq WMD 2002-12-03
- December 5, 2002: Fleischer: Everyone Says Iraq Has WMD 2002-12-05
- December 11, 2002: Rumsfeld Asks Bush to Give Planners Access to Nuclear Weapons Options 2002-12-11
- December 18, 2002: Rumsfeld Declares Taliban, Al-Qaeda ‘Gone’ from Afghanistan 2002-12-18
- December 18, 2002: Navy, Army General Counsels Share Information about Abuse at Guantanamo 2002-12-18
- December 20, 2002: Navy’s General Counsel Tries to Convince Pentagon Chief Counsel to Withdraw Torture Authorization 2002-12-20
- January 7, 2003: No Doubt in Rumsfeld’s Mind that Iraq Has Chemical, Biological WMD 2003-01-07
- January 9, 2003 and After: Naval General Counsel Continues to Push for Halt to Harsh Interrogation Tactics at Guantanamo 2003-01-09
- January 11, 2003: Military Legal Review Says Rumsfeld’s Authorization ‘Provides… Most Persuasive Argument for Use of’ Harsh Interrogation Techniques 2003-01-11
- January 15-22, 2003: Navy’s General Counsel Complains about Interrogation Techniques at Guantanamo, Led to Believe Harsh Interrogations Will Stop 2003-01-15
- January 19, 2003: Top Bush Officials Appear to Suggest that War with Iraq Might be Avoided 2003-01-19
- January 19, 2003: Cost of Invasion Around $50 Billion, Rumsfeld Claims 2003-01-19