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Events (44)

• After December 4, 1998: Following CIA Director Tenet’s Declaration of War, His Deputy Chairs Single Meeting; No Strategic Plan Drafted 1998-12-04
• September 2, 2000: CIA Officer Tells Bush that Americans Will Die in a Terrorist Attack and Shows Him a Mock Bomb to Highlight the Threat 2000-09-02
• April 30, 2001: Wolfowitz in Deputy Secretary Meeting: Who Cares About [Bin Laden]? 2001-04-30
• May 30, 2001: CIA Leaders Warn Rice about Expected Al-Qaeda Attack 2001-05-30
• August 23, 2001: CIA Director Tenet Told of Moussaoui, but Does Not Inform White House and Takes No Action 2001-08-23
• 6:30 p.m. September 11, 2001: Deputies Committee Holds a Teleconference to Discuss the US Response to the Attacks 2001-09-11
• September 15, 2001: CIA Director Presents Bush and his Cabinet with Extensive Plan for Combating Terrorism Worldwide 2001-09-15
• September 15, 2001: Wolfowitz Suggests Striking Iraq Immediately; Bush Decides to Focus on Afghanistan First 2001-09-15
• September 17, 2001: President Bush Authorizes Extensive New Powers and Funding for the CIA 2001-09-17
• October 2, 2002: Closed-Door Congressional Testimony by Top CIA Officials Undercut Conclusions Made in NIE 2002-10-02
• October 2, 2002: CIA Deputy Director Tells Congress Agency Doubts British Africa-Uranium Claim 2002-10-02
• October 2-4, 2002: CIA Analyst Works on Declassified Version of the National Intelligence Estimate on Iraq 2002-10-02
• December 21, 2002: Top CIA Officials Present Evidence of Iraqi WMD to President, George Tenet Makes Infamous ‘Slam Dunk’ Statement 2002-12-21
• January 27, 2003: CIA Headquarters Warned That Allegations Based on ‘Curveball’ Should Not Be Used in Bush’s Speech 2003-01-27
• February 1, 2003-February 4, 2003: Powell Refuses to Include Certain Material in His Speech Linking Iraq to Islamic Militants 2003-02-01
• February 3, 2003: Top CIA Official Concerned that Curveball Might Pop Up Somewhere after Powell Speech and Undermine Case 2003-02-03
• 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
• February 4, 2003: Top CIA Officials Assure Powell and Top Aide that Evidence for Mobile Weapons Labs is Strong 2003-02-04
• 4:30 p.m. June 10, 2003: CIA Deputy Director Asks Subordinates for Information about Ambassador Wilson, at Cheney’s Request 2003-06-10
• 12:00 p.m. June 11, 2003: CIA Deputy Director Discusses Wilson Trip with Cheney 2003-06-11
• June 12, 2003: White House, NSC, State Department Discuss Wilson Trip after Post Article Published; Plame Wilson Identity Discussed 2003-06-12
• July 11, 2003: Cheney Rejects Draft Statement by Tenet as ‘Unacceptable’ 2003-07-11
• March 5, 2004: Libby Lies to Grand Jury 2004-03-05
• June 3, 2004: CIA Director George Tenet Resigns 2004-06-03
• September 16, 2004: Media Receives Leaked National Intelligence Estimate on Iraq; Findings Grim 2004-09-16
• September 24, 2004: Porter Goss Sworn in as New CIA Director 2004-09-24
• October 29, 2004: CIA and Other Analysts Conclude Bin Laden’s Speech Favors Bush’s Reelection Chances 2004-10-29
• December 14, 2004: President Bush Gives George Tenet and Others the Medal of Freedom 2004-12-14
• February 17, 2006: Senator Complains that Book Contains Classified Information 2006-02-17
• March 17, 2006: Libby Defense Team Lists Intended Witnesses 2006-03-17
• (2003 and After): Corporate CEOs Balk at Providing Customer Information to Three US Intelligence Agencies
• June-July 2001: Terrorist Threat Reports Surge, Frustration with White House Grows
• June-November 2004: Critical CIA Report on 9/11 Failures Is Finished, but Its Release Is Successfully Delayed until after Presidential Election
• June 11 or 12, 2003: CIA Director, Deputy Director Tell Cheney of Plame Wilson’s CIA Status
• December 2003: Powell Disheartened by Failure to Find Iraqi WMD
• Spring 2001: Senior Bush Administration Officials Discuss Pakistan’s Nuclear Program, But No Action Ensues
• Spring 2001: CIA Official’s Suggestion to ‘Rain Hell’ on Taliban Is Not Well Received by Other US Ofificals
• Spring 2002: CIA Reduces Operations and Personnel in Afghanistan
• Late January, 2003: CIA Officer Deletes Erroneous Paragraph in Powell’s Upcoming Speech about WMD Trailers; Warns CIA Deputy Director
• Early January 2003: White House Staffers Tasked with Improving Draft of Powell’s UN Speech
• Late December 2002: White House Complains That Draft of Powell’s UN Speech is Lacking in Detail
• Spring 2001: White House Pressures CIA to Drop Objection to Chalabi