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  1. 2003-01-06 10:41 am EST January 6, 2003: Mustard Gas Leak Found at Army Depot
  2. 2003-01-10 January 10, 2003: New Generation of Nuclear Weapons Discussed at Conference
  3. 2003-01-21 January 21, 2003: Bush Formally Approves Office of Global Communications
  4. 2003-01-22 January 22, 2003: Pentagon Official Discusses Importance of ‘Network Centric Warfare’
  5. 2003-02-04 February 4, 2003: Bush Announces Nomination of New Undersecretary of Defense for Intelligence
  6. 2003-02-05 February 5, 2003: Rumsfeld and Myers Intend to Use ‘Non-Lethal’ Chemical Agents against Iraqi Civilians
  7. 2003-02-13 February 13, 2003: Republican Congressmen Call for Repeal of Ban on Some Nuclear Weapons Tests
  8. 2003-03-07 March 7, 2003: Senate Confirms Controversial New Undersecretary of Defense for Intelligence
  9. 2003-03-21 March 21, 2003 and After: US Admits Using Napalm-like Bombs Against Iraqis
  10. 2003-03-22 March 22, 2003: CNN and Australian Paper Say US Used Napalm in Iraq
  11. 2003-03-22 March 22, 2003: US Air Force Denies Napalm Use in Iraq
  12. 2003-03-23 March 23, 2003: Arab Television Shows Footage of Slain US Soldiers, US POWs in Iraq
  13. 2003-03-23 March 23, 2003: US Private Jessica Lynch, Six Other Soldiers Captured during Iraqi Ambush
  14. 2003-03-25 March 25, 2003: New York Times Explores Role of Retired Generals as Network Military Analysts
  15. 2003-04-01 April 1, 2003: US Soldier Jessica Lynch Rescued in ‘Dramatic’ Special Operations Mission
  16. 2003-04-01 April 1, 2003: US Military Briefs Reporters on Jessica Lynch’s Rescue, Shows Carefully Edited Video
  17. 2003-04-02 April 2, 2003: Jessica Lynch Flown to US Military Hospital in Germany; Gunshot Wounds Reported
  18. 2003-04-03 April 3, 2003: Washington Post Prints Tale of Jessica Lynch’s Heroic Resistance and Rescue in Iraq
  19. 2003-04-07 April 7, 2003: Newsweek Cover Story on Jessica Lynch Rescue Emphasizes Story of Gunshot Wounds, Raises Question of Mistreatment after Capture
  20. 2003-04-12 April 12, 2003: Rumsfeld Suggests Using Military Analysts to Continue Selling Iraq Occupation
  21. 2003-04-15 April 15, 2003: Washington Post Reports Lynch Neither Shot Nor Mistreated While in Iraqi Care
  22. 2003-04-19 April 19, 2003: Columnist Notes that Pro-Military Viewpont Dominates Media, Aided by Retired Military Officers as News Analysts
  23. 2003-04-20 April 20, 2003: CNN News Chief Says Network Sought, Received Pentagon Approval on Choice of Military Analysts
  24. 2003-04-21 April 21, 2003: Nation Magazine Finds Military Analysts Have Ideological, Financial Interests in Promoting War
  25. 2003-04-22 April 22, 2003: Energy Department Says US Has Reconstituted Nuclear Weapons Program
  26. 2003-05-04 May 4, 2003: Iraqi Doctors, Nurse Tell of Caring for Injured US Soldier Jessica Lynch
  27. 2003-05-08 May 8, 2003: Jessica Lynch Does Not Recall Ambush, US Military Reports
  28. 2003-05-27 May 27, 2003: Solider Killed Because He Has Given Away Body Armor to Unprotected Younger Colleague
  29. 2003-06-13 June 13, 2003: Jessica Lynch’s Hometown Preparing for Her Return
  30. 2003-06-13 June 13, 2003: Defense Department Confirms Jessica Lynch Neither Shot nor Stabbed
  31. 2003-06-13 June 13, 2003: Army Chief Retires after Public Rebuke by Rumsfeld, Wolfowitz
  32. 2003-06-27 June 27, 2003: Problems with Patriot Anti-Missile Batteries Exist 12 Years Later
  33. 2003-09-23 September 23, 2003: Former Pentagon PR Secretary Joins CNN as Political Analyst
  34. 2003-09-25 September 25, 2003: Pentagon Against Congress Increasing Pay for Deployed US Soldiers
  35. 2003-11-13 November 13, 2003: Army Issues ‘Stop-Loss’ Orders for Troops in Iraq, Afghanistan
  36. 2004-01-16 January 16, 2004: VA Department Cuts Benefits to Over 150,000 Veterans
  37. 2004-01-29 January 29, 2004: Atomic Energy Commission Manager Says There Will Be Space Arms Race
  38. 2004-02-09 February 9, 2004: Letter Tying Al-Zarqawi to Al-Qaeda Leaders Makes Front Page News; Later Revealed to Be US Propaganda
  39. 2004-02-17 February 17, 2004: Air Force Reveals Plans for Array of New Weapons
  40. 2004-02-25 February 25, 2004: Undersecretary for Air Force Emphasizes Importance of Space Program to Congress
  41. 2004-02-26 February 26, 2004: Judith Miller Says Reporters Do Not Need to Assess the Quality of Information Given by US Government
  42. 2004-04-07 April 7, 2004: Pentagon Undersecretary Tells Congress Military’s Intelligence Capabilities Will Be Transformed
  43. 2004-04-10 April 10, 2004: US Troops Fire White Phosphorus Rounds into Fallujah, Iraq
  44. 2004-04-14 April 14, 2004 and After: Information Site Publishes Photos of Flag-Draped Coffins from Iraq; Pentagon Bans Further Photo Releases
  45. 2004-04-18 April 18, 2004 and After: Newspaper Prints Photo of US Soldiers’ Coffins; White House Protests Publication
  46. 2004-06-02 June 2, 2004: US Army Stop-Loss Forcibly Extends Soldier Deployments in Iraq
  47. 2004-06-13 June 13, 2004: Soldier in Unarmored Humvee Killed by IED
  48. 2004-09-15 September 15, 2004: GAO: ‘Stop-Loss’ Deployments Having Negative Impact on Soldiers, Army’s Ability to Recruit
  49. 2004-09-26 September 26, 2004: US Commander in Iraq Writes Editorial Praising Iraqi Forces
  50. 2004-09-28 September 28, 2004: Defense Contractors Form Consortium for Network Centric Operations