Paul Wolfowitz
Events (174)
- March 20, 1989 and After: Dick Cheney Becomes Secretary of Defense 1989-03-20
- After August 2, 1989: Chalabi Forges Strong Ties with US Neocons 1989-08-02
- August 4, 1989: Analyst of Pakistan’s Nuclear Program Alleged to Be ‘Security Risk’ and Fired from Pentagon 1989-08-04
- August 5, 1990 and After: Cheney Secures Permission for US Forces to Attack Iraq from Saudi Arabia 1990-08-05
- February 18, 1992: ’Wolfowitz Doctrine:’ Proposal Advocates US as World’s Lone Superpower 1992-02-18
- March 8, 1992: Raw US World Dominance Plan Is Leaked to the Media 1992-03-08
- July 8-10, 1996: Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu Tells Congress US Must Join Israel in ‘Democratizing’ Middle East 1996-07-08
- January 26, 1998: Neoconservative Think Tank Urges US to Attack Iraq 1998-01-26
- February 19, 1998: Neoconservative Group Calls on US to Help Overthrow Hussein 1998-02-19
- July 15, 1998: Rumsfeld’s Ballistic Missile Committee Says Chief Threat to US Is from Iran, Iraq, and North Korea 1998-07-15
- September 11, 1998: PNAC Calls on Clinton To Take ‘Decisive Action’ Against Milosevic 1998-09-11
- 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
- January 11, 2001: Wolfowitz Becomes Deputy Secretary of Defense 2001-01-11
- January 27, 2001: Confirmation of Al-Qaeda’s Role in USSColeBombing Triggers No Immediate US Response 2001-01-27
- February 27, 2001: Wolfowitz Testifies in Support of Overthrowing Saddam Hussein 2001-02-27
- March 7, 2001: Bush Snubs South Korean President, Refuses to Continue Nuclear Dialogue with North Korea 2001-03-07
- March 20, 2001: Rumsfeld Begins Transformation of Defense Department 2001-03-20
- April 25, 2001: Bush Mistakenly Redefines Twenty-Year US Policy Towards China and Taiwan, Then Backtracks 2001-04-25
- April 30, 2001: Wolfowitz in Deputy Secretary Meeting: Who Cares About [Bin Laden]? 2001-04-30
- April 30, 2001: Wolfowitz Claims that Iraq is Involved in Terrorism and Was Behind 1993 WTC Bombing 2001-04-30
- May 8-10, 2001: Senate Hearings Discuss Possibility of Terrorist Attack in the US 2001-05-08
- May 23, 2001: Former Unocal Employee Becomes Bush’s Special Assistant to Middle East and Central Asia 2001-05-23
- June 2, 2001: Deputy Defense Secretary Wolfowitz Discusses Danger of Surprise Attack, Like Pearl Harbor 2001-06-02
- September 2, 2001: Time Magazine: Powell Increasingly Marginalized in Bush Administration 2001-09-02
- (10:40 a.m.-11:00 a.m.) September 11, 2001: Defense Secretary Rumsfeld Refuses to Leave Military Command Center, against Established Emergency Plan 2001-09-11
- (11:00 a.m.) September 11, 2001: Pentagon Officials Participate in a Teleconference with Other Government Agencies and Discuss Rules of Engagement for Fighters 2001-09-11
- (11:00 a.m.) September 11, 2001: Secretary of the Army White Is Unnecessarily Sent to a Secure Location outside Washington 2001-09-11
- (11:00 a.m.) September 11, 2001: Paul Wolfowitz and Others Leave Pentagon for Alternate Command Center 2001-09-11
- (After 11:45 a.m.) September 11, 2001: Computers and Communications Systems Not Working Properly at Alternate Military Command Center 2001-09-11
- 6:30 p.m. September 11, 2001: Deputies Committee Holds a Teleconference to Discuss the US Response to the Attacks 2001-09-11
- (8:00 a.m.-8:50 a.m.) September 11, 2001: Rumsfeld Holds Breakfast Meeting at Pentagon; Key Military Figures Present 2001-09-11
- (Before 8:46 a.m.) September 11, 2001: Defense Secretary Rumsfeld Reportedly Predicts Terror Attacks 2001-09-11
- (9:03 a.m.) September 11, 2001: Deputy Defense Secretary Wolfowitz Sees the Second Crash on TV, but Continues with a Routine Meeting 2001-09-11
- (After 9:03 a.m.) September 11, 2001: Wolfowitz Continues Routine Meeting, Rumsfeld Stays in Office 2001-09-11
- After 9:37 a.m. September 11, 2001: Deputy Defense Secretary Wolfowitz Leaves the Pentagon but Then Returns and Goes to the Command Center 2001-09-11
- Shortly After September 11, 2001: Wolfowitz More Interested in Going after Iraq than Bin Laden 2001-09-11
- Shortly After September 11, 2001: Pentagon Officials Wolfowitz and Feith Set Up Counter Terrorism Evaluation Group 2001-09-11
- 6:00 p.m. September 12, 2001: Bush Tells Pentagon Audience that US Is at War; Urges Broad Military Response 2001-09-12
- September 12, 2001: Bush Meeting Raises Iraq Attack Possibility 2001-09-12
- September 13, 2001: Wolfowitz Hints at Invading Iraq, but Is Publicly Rebuked by Powell 2001-09-13
- September 13, 2001: Powell Privately Complains Administration Neoconservatives Need to Be Put ‘Back in the Box’ 2001-09-13
- September 14, 2001: Conflicting Accounts about Planes Near Flight 93’s Crash 2001-09-14
- September 14, 2001: Air National Guard Director Provides Chronology of Military Response to the 9/11 Attacks 2001-09-14
- 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: Wolfowitz Sends Memo to Rumsfeld Suggesting Saddam Hussein Had a Role in 9/11 2001-09-17
- On and around September 18, 2001: Wolfowitz and Feith Argue that Iraq Should be Target in War on Terrorism 2001-09-18
- September 18, 2001-April 2007: Claims of an Atta-Iraqi Spy Meeting Are Repeatedly Asserted and Denied in Media 2001-09-18
- September 19, 2001-September 20, 2001: Defense Policy Board Meets and Discusses Iraq 2001-09-19
- September 20, 2001: Senior US General: ‘We’re Going to Attack Iraq’ 2001-09-20