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Iraq Under US Occupation

786 events in this timeline

Open-Content investigative project managed by AJB, KJF, blackmax

This is the home page for the Iraq Under US Occupation investigative project, one of several grassroots investigations being hosted on the History Commons website. The data published as part of this investigation has been collected, organized, and published by members of the public who are registered users of this website.

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  1. May 2003: IAEA Warns US to Lock Down Iraqi Explosives Cache
  2. Early May, 2003: Justice Department Taps Former NYC Police Commissioner to Rebuild Iraqi Police Forces
  3. May 2004: US Ignores Warnings that Huge Explosives Cache Was Looted
  4. May 2006: Military Analyst Denied Access After Airing Criticism of Rumsfeld
  5. May 2008: ’Stop-Loss’ Policies To Remain in Effect until Fall 2009
  6. June 2002: US Declines Chance to Strike Al-Zarqawi Camp in Northern Iraq
  7. (June 2003): Chief of CIA Station in Baghdad Departs
  8. June 2003: KBR, Saudi Firm Expose Thousands of US Soldiers to Hepatitis A
  9. June 2003: Plame Wilson, Other CIA Analysts Wonder if Iraq Didn’t Deceive US into Believing It Possessed WMD
  10. July-Fall 2003: CIA Baghdad Station Chief Requests Guidance over Detainee Interrogations, but Does Not Get It
  11. July 2003: Second Chief of CIA Baghdad Station Appointed
  12. July 2007: CNN Fires Military Analyst for Blatant Conflict of Interest
  13. August 2004: National Guardsman Sues Pentagon to Prevent Forcible Redeployment
  14. August 2005: Bush PR Campaign to Sell War Falling Flat, Author Reports
  15. Early August, 2006: British Diplomat Warns Blair of Civil War, ‘De Facto Division of Iraq’
  16. September 2006: Bush Administration Did Not Intend on ‘Nation-Building’ in Iraq, Author Writes
  17. September 2006: Neoconservative Academic: Iraq Only Makes Sense if Conflict is Widened throughout Region
  18. October 2006: Former US Ambassador: Iraq Has Done Exactly the Opposite of What Bush Neoconservatives Predicted
  19. October 2006: Conservative Activist: Invading Iran Would Be the Repetition of the Mistakes Made in Iraq
  20. October 2006 and Beyond: War Profiteering Probe Finds Rampant Corruption in Iraq Contracts
  21. October-December 2006: Iraq Study Group Works to Keep Channels Open to White House
  22. October 2002: KBR Manager Trades Bribes, Prostitute for $14 Million Iraq Contract
  23. October 2005: KBR Contractor, Saudi Executives Discuss Bribes
  24. November 2002: US Again Decides Not to Attack Al-Zarqawi Camp in Northern Iraq
  25. Late December 2003 - May 2004: Hussein Gives Wealth of Information in Long Interrogations with FBI Agent; No Harsh Tactics Used
  26. December 2003 and After: CPA Head Refuses Oversight, Operates on Own Initiative
  27. December 2003: Powell Disheartened by Failure to Find Iraqi WMD
  28. From 2002 to March 2003: US Military May Use Directed Energy Weapons in Iraq, Say Press Reports During Run-up to War
  29. Summer 2003: Sonic Weapon Deployed in Iraq; High-Tech Noisemaker Used to Warn, Control Crowds
  30. 2005 and Beyond: Private Firm Monitors Media Performance of Pentagon’s Military Analysts
  31. 2006: KBR, Tamimi Executives Convicted of War Profiteering
  32. (After January 2005): Former CIA Baghdad Chief Brags about Mistreating Detainees, Investigation Finds He Is Exaggerating
  33. Early March 2003: President Bush Finally Rejects Any Pre-War Military Strike on Al-Zarqawi’s Camp in Northern Iraq
  34. Early 2007: Fox Analyst Asks How He Can Help Promote Surge
  35. Early November 2003: US Military Official Tells CIA Station Chief Insurgency Is Getting More Deadly
  36. Early December 2003: CIA Baghdad Station Chief Meets with President following Alarming Report
  37. Early 2004: CIA Lacks Resources to Monitor Al-Qaeda Haven in Pakistan, Due to Iraq War
  38. Early 2004: Bin Laden and Al-Zarqawi Begin Exploring Idea of Allying Their Forces
  39. Early 2007: State Department Official Blames Failures in Iraq on Neoconservative Ignorance
  40. Early 2007: State Department Official: Bush Would Have Invaded Iraq without 9/11
  41. Fall 2002: MSNBC Restricts Anti-War Voices on ‘Countdown: Iraq’ Program
  42. Late April 2003: Chief of Newly Established CIA Station in Baghdad Appointed
  43. Late April-Early May, 2003: US Soldiers Witness Theft of High Explosives at Al Qaqaa
  44. Late April, 2008: Five Military Analysts Dispute Their Participation in Pentagon Propaganda Operation
  45. Late 2006: Some Analysts Repeat Pentagon Talking Points despite Qualms, Disbelief
  46. Late September 2003: Experienced CIA Official Joins Baghdad Station Staff
  47. Late September 2003: Pentagon Sends Media Analysts on ‘Tour’ of Iraq for Propaganda Purposes
  48. Late September, 2003: Rice Forms Oversight Group to Keep Tabs on Bremer
  49. Late October 2003: Bush: Iran Will Follow Iraq’s Lead in Becoming Democracy
  50. (Late December 2003): CIA Baghdad Station Chief Fired, Reason for Firing Unclear