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Events (317)

• April 9, 2002 and After: Bush Administration Exaggerates the Value of Al-Qaeda Prisoner Zubaida for Political Gain 2002-04-09
• April 19, 2002: FBI Director Improbably Claims Hijacker Computer Use Offered No Evidence 2002-04-19
• July 17, 2002: Rice Authorizes CIA to Implement Interrogation Plan for Zubaida 2002-07-17
• July 20, 2002: Top CIA and MI6 Officials Meet; British Intel Chief Leaves with Impression That Decision to Invade Iraq Has Been Made 2002-07-20
• July 25, 2002: Pentagon Memo Disputes View that Hussein Will Not Work with Al-Qaeda 2002-07-25
• March 28-August 1, 2002: CIA Has No Clear Legal Guidelines for Interrogating Al-Qaeda Leader Zubaida and Other Detainees 2002-08-01
• August 4, 2002: Time Magazine Briefly Mentions Key Pre-Attack Meeting Left out of 9/11 Commission Report 2002-08-04
• September 4, 2002: Top Administration Officials Discuss Iraqi Policy with Senators 2002-09-04
• September 5, 2002: CIA Director Tenet Gives in to Senators’ Request for a National Intelligence Estimate on Iraq 2002-09-05
• September 5, 2002: Cheney and Tenet Discuss ‘Sensitive’ Iraq Information with Top Four Senators 2002-09-05
• September 9, 2002: Italian Intelligence Head Has Unusual Meeting with US Deputy National Security Adviser, Snubs CIA Director 2002-09-09
• September 10, 2002: Some Democrats Resist Push for Vote on Iraq Resolution Before Elections 2002-09-10
• September 16, 2002: Defense Department Briefing to White House Officials Incorrectly Alleges Deep Ties between Iraq and Al-Qaeda 2002-09-16
• September 17, 2002: Tenet Testifies That No Evidence Exists of Links between Iraq, Al-Qaeda 2002-09-17
• September 18, 2002: 9/11 Congressional Inquiry Holds Public Hearing Amidst Protests about Lack of Government Cooperation 2002-09-18
• September 21, 2002: Feith Pushes Iraq-Al-Qaeda Collaboration Theory at White House Meeting 2002-09-21
• September 24, 2002: Tenet Briefs Senate Intel Committee on National Intelligence Estimate on Iraq 2002-09-24
• September 25, 2002: Bush Says Al-Qaeda and Saddam Hussein Are Indistinguishable 2002-09-25
• October 2, 2002: Closed-Door Congressional Testimony by Top CIA Officials Undercut Conclusions Made in NIE 2002-10-02
• October 4, 2002: Senator Angry over Omissions in CIA White Paper 2002-10-04
• October 6, 2002: CIA Again Warns White House Not to Include Africa-Uranium Allegation in Cincinnati Speech 2002-10-06
• October 7, 2002: Tenet Says Evidence of Links between Iraq, Al-Qaeda Exists 2002-10-07
• October 7, 2002: CIA Declassifies Some Iraq Intelligence at Senator’s Request 2002-10-07
• Before October 17, 2002: CIA Officer Apparently Lies to Director about Withholding of Hijacker Information before 9/11 2002-10-17
• October 17, 2002: Tenet Misinforms Congressional Inquiry about CIA Knowledge of Hijackers’ Entry into US 2002-10-17
• December 11, 2002: 9/11 Congressional Inquiry Blames President Bush, CIA Director Tenet, and Others 2002-12-11
• December 18-20, 2002: Tenet Fails to Get ‘Curveball’ on Television after Germans Doubt His Reliability 2002-12-18
• December 21, 2002: Top CIA Officials Present Evidence of Iraqi WMD to President, George Tenet Makes Infamous ‘Slam Dunk’ Statement 2002-12-21
• January 10, 2003: CIA Resists Pressure to Make Unsubstantiated Link between Al-Qaeda and Iraq 2003-01-10
• January 27, 2003: CIA Director Apparently Fails to Vet State of Union Address, Allows Uranium Claim to Be Included 2003-01-27
• January 28, 2003: CIA Report Falsely Suggests Hussein Is Permitting Al-Qaeda to Operate in His Territory 2003-01-28
• February 1, 2003-February 4, 2003: Powell Refuses to Include Certain Material in His Speech Linking Iraq to Islamic Militants 2003-02-01
• January 30-February 4, 2003: Powell’s Team Compiles Information for Upcoming Presentation on Its Own 2003-02-04
• February 4, 2003: Powell’s Team Conducts Dress Rehearsal for Upcoming UN Presentation 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
• (11:00 p.m.) February 4, 2003: CIA Officer Reviews Terrorism Section of Powell’s UN Speech 2003-02-04
• February 4-5, 2003: CIA Officer Reminds Tenet that Source for Mobile Labs is Not Reliable 2003-02-04
• February 4, 2003: Top CIA Officials Assure Powell and Top Aide that Evidence for Mobile Weapons Labs is Strong 2003-02-04
• February 5, 2003: Powell Gives Fraudulent Presentation About Iraqi WMDs to UN 2003-02-05
• 2:30 a.m. February 5, 2003: Tenet Calls Powell’s Hotel Room with Concerns that Too Much Has Been Cut from Speech 2003-02-05
• February 7-13, 2003: Orange Alert Causes Duct Tape and Plastic Sheeting Buying Panic 2003-02-07
• Between February 10, 2003 and February 16, 2003: CIA Director Briefs National Security Adviser about Italian Rendition 2003-02-10
• February 11, 2003: CIA Director Tenet Sees Poverty and Misery as Root Causes of Terrorism, but President Bush Believes Terrorists Hate US for Its Freedom 2003-02-11
• February 12, 2003: Democratic Senators Accuse Tenet of Sabotaging Weapons Inspections 2003-02-12
• February 28, 2003: CIA Refuses to Say Whether Bush Has Approved Enhanced Interrogation Techniques 2003-02-28
• Shortly Before February 29 or March 1, 2003: Informant Helps Authorities Capture KSM 2003-03-01
• March 7, 2003 and After: Iranian Arms Dealer Uses Congressman to Propel Fabricated Story of Iranian Theft of Iraqi Uranium 2003-03-07
• March 9, 2003: UN Investigates NSA Wiretapping of Security Council Delegates 2003-03-09
• (Before March 18, 2003): CIA Conducts Major Review of Iraq Intelligence; Finds No Evidence of a Link between Iraq and Al-Qaeda 2003-03-18
• March 30, 2003: Rumsfeld States Desire for Iraqi Government that is Friendly toward US 2003-03-30