National Security Agency

Events (334)

• October 2000-September 14, 2001: US Interagency Terrorism Finance Tracking Center Slow to Get Started 2001-09-14
• September 25, 2001: OLC Lawyer Yoo Authorizes Warrantless Surveillance of Communications Entering and Departing US 2001-09-25
• October 1, 2001: Kashmir Suicide Attack Involves 9/11 Funder Saeed Sheikh 2001-10-01
• October 1, 2001: Hayden Briefs Intelligence Committee, Does Not Mention Wiretapping Program 2001-10-01
• October 4, 2001: Bush Authorizes NSA Domestic Spying 2001-10-04
• October 23, 2001: Justice Department Memo Says Bush Has Power to Order Military Strikes inside US 2001-10-23
• October 25, 2001 and November 14, 2001: Senior Lawmakers Briefed on NSA Wiretapping Program 2001-10-25
• October 27, 2001: Officials Furious over NSA Destruction of Data Related to 9/11 Investigation 2001-10-27
• October 31, 2001: Senior NSA Official Retires in Protest over Domestic Surveillance 2001-10-31
• Before October 31, 2001: NSA Official Reports Domestic Surveillance to Congress 2001-10-31
• February 13, 2002: Al-Qaeda Stops Using Monitored Communications Hub after Shootout 2002-02-13
• February-March 28, 2002: Intelligence Leads to Al-Qaeda Leader Abu Zubaida’s Location; Accounts Differ 2002-03-28
• May 17, 2002: FISA Court Refuses to Give Justice Department Broad Domestic Surveillance Powers 2002-05-17
• June 19, 2002: Republican Senator Leaks Classified Info on NSA Intercepts to Fox Reporter 2002-06-19
• June 20, 2002: Cheney Threatens to Terminate 9/11 Inquiry over NSA Leak 2002-06-20
• Before September 11, 2002: US Search for KSM and Bin Al-Shibh Focuses on Karachi, Pakistan 2002-09-11
• October 15, 2002: State Department Distributes Niger Documents to Other US Intelligence Agencies; Bizarre Document Alleging Alliance of Muslim Countries Surfaces for First Time 2002-10-15
• October 17, 2002: None Punished at US Intelligence Agencies for 9/11 Failures 2002-10-17
• October 17, 2002: NSA Denies Having Indications of 9/11 Planning 2002-10-17
• January 10, 2003: High-Level CIA Report Notes Dissenting Views on Aluminum Tubes 2003-01-10
• January 31, 2003: US Conducts Covert Surveillance Against United Nations Delegates 2003-01-31
• February 24, 2003: Voice Analyst of Alleged Bin Laden Tapes Discusses Methodology in Interview 2003-02-24
• March 9, 2003: UN Investigates NSA Wiretapping of Security Council Delegates 2003-03-09
• July 17, 2003: Senator Rockefeller Questions NSA Wiretapping Program 2003-07-17
• July 24, 2003: 9/11 Congressional Inquiry Says Almost Every Government Agency Failed 2003-07-24
• October 6, 2003: Jack Goldsmith Becomes Head of OLC; Immediately Fights to Limit Growing Power of Executive Branch 2003-10-06
• November 13-14, 2003: Telecommunications Equipment Firm Hosts Conference Featuring Surveillance Hardware 2003-11-13
• December 17-21, 2003: 9/11 Commission Chairman Says 9/11 Attacks Were Preventable 2003-12-17
• January 16, 2004: Senior AT&T Technician Writes Memo Outlining Specifics behind NSA’s Illegal Domestic Surveillance Program 2004-01-16
• February 26, 2004: British Whistleblower Free after Government Refuses to Reveal Information Necessary for Prosecution 2004-02-26
• March 9, 2004: Cheney Blocks Promotion of Justice Department Official in Retaliation for Opposing Warrantless Wiretapping Program 2004-03-09
• March 10-12, 2004: Gonzales, Card Attempt to Pressure Hospitalized Ashcroft to Approve Secret Wiretapping Program 2004-03-10
• March 10, 2004: Cheney Briefs ‘Gang of Eight’ Congressional Leaders on Warrantless Wiretapping Program; Reportedly Misleads Them 2004-03-10
• March 15, 2004 and After: Domestic Wiretapping Revelation Reignites 9/11 Hijacker Phone Call Debate 2004-03-15
• April 19-20, 2004: Bush Claims All Surveillance Done with Court Warrants, Former AT&T Engineer Disputes Claim 2004-04-19
• Between July 1 and July 17, 2004: Small Group of 9/11 Commission Staffers Spend Single Day at NSA, Do Not Have Time to Review All Relevant Material 2004-07-17
• June 9, 2005: Bush Again Claims All Surveillance Done with Court Warrants, Former AT&T Engineer Disputes Claim 2005-06-09
• June 9, 2005: White House ‘Fact Sheet’ Claims Government Always Obtains Warrants before Launching Surveillance Efforts; Former AT&T Technician Disputes Claim 2005-06-09
• June 23, 2005: Bradbury Becomes Head of Office of Legal Counsel, Turning Office into White House Rubber Stamp 2005-06-23
• Shortly Before July 7, 2005: US Intelligence Possibly Monitoring Calls between Alleged 7/7 London Bombings Mastermind and Suicide Bombers 2005-07-07
• December 6, 2005: Bush Tries to Convince New York Times to Kill Wiretapping Story 2005-12-06
• December 10, 2005: Bush Says US Obtains Court Warrants before Mounting Surveillance Efforts; Former AT&T Technician Disputes Claim 2005-12-10
• December 15-31, 2005: Former AT&T Technician Decides to Become ‘Whistleblower’ on Illegal Government Surveillance Program 2005-12-15
• December 15, 2005: New York Times Reveals Bush Authorized Warrantless Wiretapping of Domestic Communications 2005-12-15
• December 16, 2005: Senators Challenge Bush’s Authorization of Warrantless Wiretapping Program 2005-12-16
• December 17, 2005: Bush Justifies NSA Wiretapping Program with Reference to 9/11 Hijackers 2005-12-17
• December 17, 2005: Bush Acknowledges Authorizing Warrantless Wiretapping by NSA, Accuses Media of Jeopardizing National Security by Reporting Illegal Surveillance 2005-12-17
• December 18, 2005: Critics Say NSA Wiretapping Program Illegal 2005-12-18
• December 19, 2005: Bush Says He Has Authority to Conduct Domestic Surveillance, Will Expand Program ‘If We Have To’ 2005-12-19
• December 19, 2005: Gonzales and Hayden Defend NSA Warrantless Wiretapping Program 2005-12-19