Saddam Hussein

Events (290)

• July 11, 2003: Rice Claims Neither Bush, Cheney, Nor Herself Were Informed of Dissents Regarding Iraq’s Aluminum Tubes 2003-07-11
• July 13, 2003: Condoleeza Rice Again Blames CIA for Uranium-from-Africa Claim 2003-07-13
• July 30, 2003: Rice Says Iraq Was Trying to Reconstitute Nuclear Weapons Program, Possessed Other WMD before Invasion 2003-07-30
• September 14, 2003: Wilson: Administration Attempting to Mislead, Delude American People in Rationale for Occupation 2003-09-14
• October 9, 2003: Chalabi Promises Proof of Ties between Iraq and Al-Qaeda, Never Delivers 2003-10-09
• November 2, 2003: Rumsfeld Claims that No Administration Official Claimed Iraq Had Tried to Obtain Nuclear Weapons 2003-11-02
• November 24, 2003: Administration Official: Plans for Chalabi to Be US’s ‘Man in Baghdad’ Based on Nothing More than Faith 2003-11-24
• December 7, 2003: Iraqi Claims to be Source of 45-Minute WMD Claim; Tells Lurid Tale to British Reporter 2003-12-07
• December 14, 2003: Hussein Captured by US Forces 2003-12-14
• December 14, 2003: Dubious Document Links Mohamed Atta to Saddam Hussein’s Government 2003-12-14
• December 15, 2003: US Lawmaker Skeptical of Story of Hussein’s Capture 2003-12-15
• December 17, 2003: Conflicting Stories Indicate Pressure on Informants Who Provided Location of Hussein 2003-12-17
• December 17, 2003: Bush on Iraq’s Lack of WMDs: ‘So What’s the Difference?’ 2003-12-17
• January 23, 2004: David Kay Resigns as Head of Iraq Survey Group 2004-01-23
• January 28, 2004: David Kay Tells Congress Iraq Survey Group Found No Evidence of WMD in Iraq, Says Hussein Deceived Own Generals 2004-01-28
• February 5, 2004: Gore: Bush Manipulated Fears of 9/11 to Conflate Iraq and al-Qaeda 2004-02-05
• February 8, 2004: In Interview, Bush Admits Iraq Had No WMD, Says Invasion Was Necessary 2004-02-08
• April 2, 2004: Complex Religious, Tribal Concerns Motivate Violence in Fallujah 2004-04-02
• April 13, 2004: Bush Refuses to Admit Possible Mistakes in Handling Post-9/11 Events 2004-04-13
• April 22, 2004: Limbaugh: ‘Liberal Media’ Responsible for Misconceptions about Iraqi WMD 2004-04-22
• May 14, 2004: Retired General Zinni Recalls that 1998 Plans for Overthrowing Hussein Envisioned Many Problems Encounted by US and Coalition Occupation 2004-05-14
• June 15, 2004: Bush Claims Hussein Was Linked to ‘Terrorist Organizations’ 2004-06-15
• June 15, 2004: President Bush Continues to Maintain There Was Al-Qaeda-Hussein Relationship 2004-06-15
• June 22, 2004: US Should Have Assassinated Hussein, Televangelist Asserts 2004-06-22
• July 9, 2004: Former INC Official Admits Falsifying Defector Stories 2004-07-09
• August 6, 2004: Clinton Questions Bush Prioritizing Iraq over Al-Qaeda 2004-08-06
• September 16, 2004: Media Receives Leaked National Intelligence Estimate on Iraq; Findings Grim 2004-09-16
• October 4, 2004: New CIA Report Doubts Any Link Existed between Al-Qaeda and Hussein’s Government 2004-10-04
• October 4, 2004: CIA Assessment Disproves Links between Iraq, Al-Zarqawi 2004-10-04
• October 13, 2004: Blair, British Government Admits 45-Minute Claim in Error 2004-10-13
• October 14, 2004-October 17, 2004: 62 Percent of Americans Still Think Hussein Had ‘Strong Links to Al-Qaeda’, 41 Percent Think He Helped 9/11 Hijackers 2004-10-14
• October 2, 2005: Broadcast Analyst and Author Submits Commentaries, Articles to Pentagon for Editing Before Release 2005-10-02
• October 28, 2005: Addington Becomes Cheney’s Chief of Staff 2005-10-28
• February 11, 2006: Former Army General Says US Program to Rebuild Iraqi Army Crippled from Outset 2006-02-11
• March 31-April 1, 2006: Rice: Strategy in Iraq Correct, but US Made ‘Thousands’ of ‘Tactical Errors’ 2006-04-01
• April 16, 2006: Iraq Commander Says Rumsfeld Refused Requests for More Troops during Iraq War 2006-04-16
• May 16, 2006: Former NSA Analyst Slams NSA’s Domestic Surveillance Program 2006-05-16
• August 23, 2006: Republican Intelligence Report on Iran’s Nuclear Program Is Fundamentally False 2006-08-23
• September 8, 2006: Senate Finds White House Lied about Links between Iraq, Al-Qaeda 2006-09-08
• September 10, 2006: Cheney Still Asserts Al-Qaeda-Hussein Connection and Refuses to Deny Atta-Iraqi Agent Meeting Took Place 2006-09-10
• October 22, 2006: Study Shows Media Deliberately Chose Shots of 2003 Statue Toppling that Gave Impression of Large, Celebrating Crowds of Iraqis 2006-10-22
• November 17, 2006: Netanyahu Calls for Military Strikes Against Iran 2006-11-17
• February 27, 2007: Columnist: Bush Administration ‘Astonishing’ in its ‘Obsession’ with Discrediting Wilson 2007-02-27
• March 12, 2007: Former Chief UN Weapons Inspector Says British Government Embellished Intelligence on Iraq 2007-03-12
• April 25, 2007: War Correspondent Says Idea of Connection between Iraq and Al-Qaeda ‘Didn’t Make Sense’ 2007-04-25
• June 25, 2007: Poll: More Than 4 in 10 Americans Still Believe Iraq Involved with 9/11 2007-06-25
• September 16, 2007: Greenspan Says Iraq Invasion Centered on Control of Iraq’s Oil 2007-09-16
• October 22, 2007: Reporter: US Deliberately Used Bad Intelligence for Iraq Invasion; Congress Failed to Question Case for War 2007-10-22
• October 28, 2007: Presidential Candidate Giuliani’s Foreign Policy Adviser Says US Must Bomb Iran; Would Take ‘Five Minutes’ 2007-10-28
• January 23, 2008: Bush, Seven Top Officials Made 935 False Statements about Iraq in Run-up to War, Analysis Concludes 2008-01-23