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Events (39)

• January 26, 1998: Neoconservative Think Tank Urges US to Attack Iraq 1998-01-26
• After 10:20 a.m. September 11, 2001: White House and Pentagon Lawyers Consider the Legality of Shooting Down a Commercial Aircraft 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
• Shortly Before 9:37 a.m. September 11, 2001: Senior Officials Reject the Possibility of Evacuating the Pentagon 2001-09-11
• Shortly After September 11, 2001: ’War Council’ Sets Legal Course for White House’s Response to Terrorism 2001-09-11
• September 12, 2001: Former Reagan Official: US Must Attack Lebanon, Libya, Syria, Iraq, Iran, and China in Response to 9/11 Attacks 2001-09-12
• April 16, 2002: SERE Psychologist Proposes Torture Program 2002-04-16
• May 23-June 1, 2002: Football Star Passes on NFL Contract to Enlist in US Army 2002-06-01
• September 25, 2002: Administration Lawyers Give ‘Green Light’ for Harsh Interrogations at Guantanamo 2002-09-25
• October 25, 2002: Pentagon General Counsel ‘Short-Circuits’ Approval Process of Harsh Interrogation Request 2002-10-25
• November 23, 2002: Guantanamo Commander Given Verbal Command to Begin Harsh Interrogation of Detainee 2002-11-23
• December 17-18, 2002: NCIS Head Brings Allegations of Guantanamo Abuse to Naval General Counsel 2002-12-17
• December 20, 2002: Navy’s General Counsel Tries to Convince Pentagon Chief Counsel to Withdraw Torture Authorization 2002-12-20
• January 9, 2003 and After: Naval General Counsel Continues to Push for Halt to Harsh Interrogation Tactics at Guantanamo 2003-01-09
• January 15-22, 2003: Navy’s General Counsel Complains about Interrogation Techniques at Guantanamo, Led to Believe Harsh Interrogations Will Stop 2003-01-15
• February 6, 2003: Navy, Justice Lawyers Spar over Presidential Authority to Order Torture 2003-02-06
• February 7, 2003: OLC Sends Secret Memo Concerning Legal Association’s Report on Torture of US Detainees 2003-02-07
• March 19, 2004: OLC: ‘Protected Persons’ Subject to Rendition from Iraq 2004-03-19
• June 22, 2004: Gonzales, Haynes Attempt to Blame Guantanamo Officials for Torture, Legal Justifications 2004-06-22
• July 15, 2004: Military Lawyer Says Rumsfeld’s Authorization of Torture for Guantanamo Applies to Detainees in Afghanistan 2004-07-15
• February 3-4, 2005: Bush, Fox News Falsely Claim that FDR Wanted to Privatize Social Security 2005-02-03
• September 29-30, 2005: Conservative Radio Host Lambasted for Suggesting that Aborting Black Children Would Lower US Crime Rate 2005-09-29
• September 28-October 1, 2005: Conservative Radio Host: Aborting All Black Children Will Lower US Crime Rate 2005-10-01
• September 30 - October 1, 2005: Conservative Radio Host Defends Assertion that Aborting Black Children Would Lower US Crime Rate 2005-10-01
• After October 28, 2005: Libby Retains Lawyers, Creates Powerful Defense Fund 2005-10-28
• October 4, 2007: Torture Advocate Promoted; Lead Guantanamo Prosecutor Resigns in Protest 2007-10-04
• April 1, 2008: 2003 Torture Memo Obtained by ACLU 2008-04-01
• December 11, 2008: Senate Armed Services Committee Releases Summary of Classified Torture Report 2008-12-11
• March 5, 2009: Republicans Call Obama’s Health Care Plans ‘Socialism’ 2009-03-05
• March 28, 2009: Spanish Court Considers War Crimes Prosecution of Former Bush Officials 2009-03-28
• May 28, 2009: Conservative Pundits: Supreme Court Nominee an ‘Affirmative Action Candidate’ 2009-05-28
• Early January, 2003: Navy’s General Counsel Continues to Battle Use of Harsh Interrogation Techniques
• January 23-Late January, 2003: Navy General Counsel Shocked at Justice Department Torture Memo
• March 1992: Cheney’s Deputy Orders Military Attorneys to Submit to White House Control
• April 2002 and After: President Bush Deliberately Shielded from Knowledge of Harsh Interrogation Techniques
• June 1991-March 1992: Cheney Attempts to Place JAG Corps under Political Control
• July 2002: Pentagon Agency Warns that ‘Harsh’ Interrogation Methods Constitute Torture, Are Unreliable
• September 2000: Neoconservative Think Tank Writes ‘Blueprint’ for ‘Global Pax Americana’
• Late 2005: Pentagon Refuses to Adopt Proposal Directing Military to Observe Geneva Convention Article