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Events Leading Up to the 2003 Invasion of Iraq

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  1. 2003-10-01 October 1, 2003: Deputy Secretary of State Informs FBI that He Revealed Plame Wilson’s Identity to Columnist
  2. 2003-10-01 October 1, 2003: Reporter Quizzes Press Secretary about Libby’s Involvement in Leak
  3. 2003-10-01 October 1, 2003: Senate Democrats Call for Special Prosecutor, Ask that White House Officials Certify No Responsibility for Plame Wilson Leak
  4. 2003-10-01 October 1, 2003: Lobbyist Asks Rove if Armitage Was Source of Plame Wilson Leak
  5. 2003-10-01 October 1, 2003: Novak Denies Participating in Orchestrated Attempt to Smear Wilson, Calls Plame Wilson a Mere CIA ‘Analyst,’ Questions Wilson’s Objectivity
  6. 2003-10-01 October 1, 2003: White House Using ‘Slime and Defend’ Strategy to Manage Perceptions Surrounding Leak Investigation
  7. 2003-10-01 October 1, 2003: Former Ambassador Supports Kerry in Presidential Elections
  8. 2003-10-02 October 2, 2003: Deputy Secretary of State Admits to Leaking Classified Information to Novak
  9. 2003-10-02 October 2, 2003: Bush Administration Modifies Response, Now Says White House Employee May Have Inadvertently Leaked Plame Wilson’s Identity
  10. 2003-10-02 October 2, 2003: Columnist Exposes CIA Front Company
  11. 2003-10-02 October 2, 2003: David Kay: No Evidence of WMD in Iraq
  12. 2003-10-02 October 2, 2003: Poll Shows a Majority of Americans Have Misperceptions about Iraq War
  13. 2003-10-03 October 3, 2003: Columnist Points to Libby as Likely Source of Plame Wilson Leak
  14. 2003-10-03 October 3, 2003: Revelation of CIA Front Company Causes Potential Widespread Damage to US Intelligence Gathering Efforts
  15. 2003-10-03 October 3, 2003: White House Counsel Instructs Employees to Turn Over Documents by October 7
  16. 2003-10-03 October 3, 2003: NBC Reporter Says Plame Wilson’s CIA Status ‘Widely Known’ among Reporters, Later Says She ‘Screwed Up’ Statement
  17. 2003-10-04 October 4, 2003: Cheney Writes ‘Meat Grinder’ Note Recommending Libby Be Exonerated by White House
  18. 2003-10-04 October 4, 2003: White House Chief of Staff Asks Reluctant Press Secretary to Tell Reporters that Libby Knew Nothing of Leak
  19. 2003-10-04 October 4, 2003: Press Secretary Tells Reporters that Libby Not Involved in Leak
  20. 2003-10-04 Before October 4, 2003: Libby Implores Vice President to Have Press Secretary Exonerate Him to Reporters
  21. 2003-10-05 October 5, 2003: Two White House Officials Deny Leaking CIA Officer’s Identity
  22. 2003-10-06 October 6, 2003: Novak May Have Breached Journalistic Ethics in Revealing Plame Wilson’s Identity, Says Expert
  23. 2003-10-07 October 7, 2003: Bush: Identity of Administration Leaker May Never Be Known
  24. 2003-10-07 October 7, 2003: White House Counsel May Withhold Documents He Deems Not Relevant to Plame Wilson Investigation
  25. 2003-10-07 October 7, 2003: Press Secretary Again Says Rove, Libby, Abrams Not Involved in Leak
  26. 2003-10-07 October 7, 2003: Novak Tells FBI How He Learned of Plame Wilson’s Identity
  27. 2003-10-08 October 8, 2003: Republican Committee Chairman Ignores Second Request for Plame Wilson Investigation
  28. 2003-10-08 October 8, 2003: Rove Lies to FBI about Outing Plame Wilson
  29. 2003-10-09 October 9, 2003: Chalabi Promises Proof of Ties between Iraq and Al-Qaeda, Never Delivers
  30. 2003-10-10 October 10, 2003: Democrats Say Statements by Bush, White House Officials Undermining Plame Wilson Investigation
  31. 2003-10-10 October 10, 2003: FBI Doubling Number of Agents in Plame Wilson Investigation
  32. 2003-10-10 October 10, 2003: Legal Experts Find White House Statements Regarding Leak Investigation Questionable
  33. 2003-10-10 October 10, 2003: White House Press Secretary Prepares for FBI Questioning in Leak Investigation, Agrees to Allow White House Lawyer to be Present during Interview
  34. 2003-10-10 October 10, 2003: Press Secretary Reiterates Denial of Involvement in Plame Wilson Leak by Rove, Abrams, Libby
  35. 2003-10-11 October 11, 2003: Plame Wilson Identity Leak Constitutes Serious Security Breach, CIA Officials Say
  36. 2003-10-12 October 12, 2003: Post Reports FBI Focusing on White House Activities of June 2003 in Plame Wilson Investigation
  37. 2003-10-13 October 13, 2003: Time Magazine Reports Rove Not Involved in Plame Wilson Leak, Although Reporters, Editor Know Rove Leaked to One of Them
  38. 2003-10-14 October 14, 2003: Senator Asks CIA to Conduct Leak Damage Assessment
  39. 2003-10-14 October 14, 2003: Libby Interviewed by FBI concerning Plame Wilson Leak
  40. 2003-10-15 October 15, 2003: Senior Justice Department and FBI Officials Critical of Ashcroft’s Refusal to Recuse Himself from Plame Wilson Investigation
  41. 2003-10-15 October 15, 2003: White House Counsel: ‘Inappropriate’ for Congress to ‘Direct President’s Management’ of White House in Plame Wilson Investigation Response
  42. 2003-10-16 October 16, 2003: Kennedy Lambasts Bush Administration’s ‘Lie after Lie after Lie’ on Rationale for Invading Iraq
  43. 2003-10-17 October 17, 2003: CIA Memo Proves Plame Wilson Not Responsible for Deciding to Send Husband to Niger in 2002
  44. 2003-10-17 October 17, 2003: State Department Official Interviewed in Plame Wilson Investigation
  45. 2003-10-19 October 19, 2003: Powell: Americans ‘Were Not Told Lie after Lie after Lie’
  46. 2003-10-22 October 22, 2003: Cheney Communications Director Interviewed by FBI in Plame Wilson Identity Leak
  47. 2003-10-22 October 22-24, 2003: Former CIA Colleagues Call Plame Wilson’s Outing a ‘Serious Betrayal’ of National Security
  48. 2003-10-23 October 23-24, 2003: Former, Current CIA Agents Testify to Seriousness of Plame Wilson Outing
  49. 2003-10-28 October 28, 2003: Bush Sidesteps Question about Requiring White House Staffers to Affirm Non-Involvement in Plame Wilson Leak
  50. 2003-10-28 October 28, 2003: Conservative Faux Journalist Interviews Wilson, Reveals Knowledge of Classified Memos