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Events (839)

• September 25, 2001: OLC Lawyer Yoo Authorizes Warrantless Surveillance of Communications Entering and Departing US 2001-09-25
• September 28, 2001: Bush Tells His Advisers Iraq ‘Probably Was Behind’ 9/11; Wants to Use Afghanistan War as Warning to Other Countries 2001-09-28
• October 12, 2001: Vice President Cheney Suggests Al-Qaeda Could Be Responsible for Anthrax Attacks 2001-10-12
• October 12, 2001: President Bush Decides Against Attempting to Seal the Afghanistan-Pakistan Border to Prevent Al-Qaeda and Taliban from Escaping 2001-10-12
• October 17, 2001: Top Bush Administration Officials Look to Blame Anthrax Attacks on Al-Qaeda, Iraq, or Russia 2001-10-17
• October 18, 2001: Vice President Cheney Allegedly Thinks He Has Received Lethal Dose of Anthrax 2001-10-18
• October 25, 2001 and November 14, 2001: Senior Lawmakers Briefed on NSA Wiretapping Program 2001-10-25
• (November 4-5, 2001): Despite Terrorism Concerns, Vice President Cheney Goes on Hunting Trip 2001-11-04
• November 6-10, 2001: Cheney Advisers and Justice Department Lawyer Yoo Write Proposal Denying Terror Suspects Right to Courts 2001-11-06
• November 6-8, 2001: Fabricated INC Story of Muslim Terrorists Training in Iraq Electrifies Media, Builds Case for War 2001-11-06
• November 11-13, 2001: Cheney Presents Torture Memo to Bush in Private; Dodges Procedure, Law 2001-11-11
• November 14, 2001: Cheney: Terror Suspects ‘Don’t Deserve to be Treated as Prisoner[s] of War’ 2001-11-14
• November 15, 2001: Military Commissions Order Creates Conflict among Administration Supporters, Critics 2001-11-15
• November 29-30, 2001: Neoconservative Group Encourages Bush Administration to Invade Iraq as First Step to Dominating Middle East 2001-11-29
• December 9, 2001: Cheney Claims Atta-Iraqi Agent Meeting in Prague Is ‘Pretty Well Confirmed’ 2001-12-09
• December 11, 2001: Cheney Publicly Threatens Attack on Iraq 2001-12-11
• December 17, 2001: Halliburton Subsidiary Awarded No-Bid Contract to Provide Support in Iraq 2001-12-17
• January 18-25, 2002: White House National Security Counsel Cut out of Decision-Making Process Regarding Abandonment of Geneva Conventions 2002-01-18
• January 24, 2002: President Bush and Vice President Cheney Pressure Senator Daschle to Avoid 9/11 Inquiry 2002-01-24
• January 25, 2002: Cheney’s Lawyer Questions ‘Limits’ of Geneva Conventions on Prisoner Interrogations, Writes Memo for Bush that Allows Geneva to be Sidestepped 2002-01-25
• January 27, 2002: Cheney and Bush Working to Expand Power of Presidency 2002-01-27
• January 27, 2002: Cheney Says Bin Laden ‘Isn’t That Big a Threat’ 2002-01-27
• February 8, 2002: Israel Defense Minister Says Iran More of a Threat than Israel 2002-02-08
• February 12, 2002: Defense Intelligence Agency Issues Report on Recent Italian Intelligence Report; Leaves out Caveats 2002-02-12
• Shortly after February 12, 2002: CIA Sends Report on Alleged Niger-Iraq Connection Directly to Cheney 2002-02-12
• February 12, 2002: Bush Official: Decision Made to Overthrow Hussein 2002-02-12
• (February 13, 2002): Cheney Asks CIA to Probe Deeper into Allegation that Iraq Attempted to Purchase Uranium from Niger 2002-02-13
• February 13, 2002: CIA Operative Valerie Plame Wilson Suggests CIA Send Her Husband to Niger to Verify Reports Iraq Attempted to Purchase Uranium There 2002-02-13
• February 19, 2002: Cheney Continues to Misrepresent GAO’s Request for Energy Task Force Documents 2002-02-19
• February 21, 2002-March 4, 2002: Former Ambassador Visits Niger to Investigate Allegations that Iraq Attempted to Purchase Uranium 2002-02-21
• February 22, 2002: GAO Sues White House for Task Force Energy Information 2002-02-22
• March 5, 2002: Vice President’s Office Updated on Niger Issue 2002-03-05
• March 12, 2002: Top Bush Officials Receive Two CIA Reports That Cite Aluminum Tubes as Evidence that Iraq Reconstituting Nuclear Program 2002-03-12
• March 24, 2002: Despite Lack of Evidence, Cheney Says Iraq Pursuing Nuclear Weapons 2002-03-24
• March 24, 2002: Cheney Calls Hussein ‘Man of Great Evil’ 2002-03-24
• April 24-25, 2002: Saudi Prince Said to Meet Suspected Hijacker Associate while Visiting Bush; Three Figures in Saudi Crown Prince’s Entourage Are Wanted by FBI 2002-04-24
• May 16, 2002: Vice President Cheney Publicly Warns Democrats Against Criticizing Handling of Pre-9/11 Warnings 2002-05-16
• May 16, 2002 and After: Democrats Raise Questions about Bush’s Warning of 9/11 Attacks 2002-05-16
• May 20-24, 2002: Flurry of Government Terrorist Warnings Given at Politically Suspicious Time 2002-05-20
• 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
• June 26, 2002: INC Brags to Congress of Planting 108 Fabricated Stories in Western Press 2002-06-26
• July 15, 2002: Records Show Bush Campaign Outspent Gore Campaign 4-1 on Florida Recounts 2002-07-15
• August 1, 2002: Justice Department Determines that Waterboarding, Other Harsh Interrogation Techniques Legal 2002-08-01
• August 2, 2002: Court Rules Cheney Must Turn Over Energy Task Force Documents 2002-08-02
• August 7, 2002: Cheney: Inspections Merely Play Into Saddam’s Hands; Iraq Close to Obtaining Nuclear Weapons 2002-08-07
• August 26, 2002: Cheney Says Hussein Has WMDs, Must Be Countered 2002-08-26
• September 1, 2002: Powell Contradicts Cheney; Says UN Inspectors Should Return to Iraq 2002-09-01
• September 3, 2002: Bush Attempts to Solicit Support from Skeptical Congressional Leaders for Confronting Iraq 2002-09-03
• September 4, 2002: Top Administration Officials Discuss Iraqi Policy with Senators 2002-09-04