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Events Leading Up to the 2003 Invasion of Iraq

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  1. 2005-10-17 Before October 17, 2005: Cheney Aide Begins Cooperating with Prosecution
  2. 2005-10-18 October 18, 2005: Columnist: Fitzgerald’s Investigation a ‘Disaster’ for Freedom of Press and Freedom of Speech
  3. 2005-10-19 Before October 19, 2005: Second Cheney Aide Cooperating with Plame Wilson Investigation
  4. 2005-10-25 October 25, 2005: New York Times Columnist Warns that Fitzgerald Indictments Might Be ‘Overzealous’
  5. 2005-10-26 October 26, 2005: Grand Jury Hears Summary Argument in Plame Wilson Investigation
  6. 2005-10-26 October 26, 2005: White House Communications Official Testifies about Conversations with Rove
  7. 2005-10-27 October 27, 2005: Cheney, Office of Vice President Interfered with Senate Intelligence Committee Report on Pre-war Intelligence Failures
  8. 2005-10-27 October 27, 2005: Woodward Calls ‘Plamegate’ Investigation ‘Disgraceful,’ Lies about Knowledge of Administration Leaker
  9. 2005-10-28 October 28, 2005: Republican Committee Chairman Ignores Fifth Request for Plame Wilson Investigation
  10. 2005-10-28 October 28, 2005: Political Columnist Mocks Plame Wilson Investigation as ‘Confusing,’ Calls Prosecution ‘Nuts’
  11. 2005-10-28 After October 28, 2005: Libby Retains Lawyers, Creates Powerful Defense Fund
  12. 2005-10-28 October 28, 2005: Libby Indicted for Perjury, Obstruction of Justice over Outing of CIA Officer
  13. 2005-10-28 October 28, 2005: Analysis: Libby Involved in Many Aspects of Bush Administration Foreign Policy
  14. 2005-10-28 October 28, 2005: MSNBC Commentator Claims, without Proof, Plame Wilson’s Exposure Did No Damage to US Intelligence Operations
  15. 2005-10-28 October 28, 2005: Woodward Dismissive of Libby Indictment; Conceals Own Involvement in Plame Outing
  16. 2005-10-28 After October 28, 2005: Woodward Receives Confidentiality Waiver from White House Leak Source
  17. 2005-10-28 October 28, 2005: Addington Becomes Cheney’s Chief of Staff
  18. 2005-10-29 October 29, 2005: Reporter Claims Fitzgerald Receives Italian Report on Iraq-Niger Forgeries
  19. 2005-10-29 October 29, 2005: Damage Done by Plame Wilson Leak Thought to Be Severe
  20. 2005-10-29 October 29, 2005: Wall Street Journal: Fitzgerald Is ‘Criminalizing Politics’
  21. 2005-10-30 October 30, 2005: Post Deletes Portion of Story Implicating Former White House Press Secretary as Plame Wilson Leaker
  22. 2005-10-30 October 30, 2005: ABC Reporter: McClellan ‘Unwittingly’ ‘Lied’ to Reporters about Rove and Libby, Rove Lied to McClellan
  23. 2005-10-31 October 31, 2005: Former Solicitor General Says Libby Did Not Lie, Did Not Out Plame Wilson
  24. 2005-10-31 October 31, 2005: Conservative Columnist Calls for Repeal of Independent Counsel Statute
  25. 2005-10-31 October 31, 2005: Italian Prime Minister Says Bush Said Italy Did Not Provide US with any Information on Alleged Uranium Sales from Niger to Iraq
  26. 2005-11-02 November 2, 2005: Former CIA Spy Opposes Plame Wilson Exposure
  27. 2005-11-02 November 2, 2005: Press Learns of Bolton Contact, Cooperation by Former Cheney Aides
  28. 2005-11-02 November 2-9, 2005: Military Analyst Claims Wilson Frequently Mentioned Wife’s CIA Status in Casual, Public Conversations; Claim Goes Uncorroborated
  29. 2005-11-03 November 3, 2005: Democrats Ask Cheney to Testify in Libby Trial
  30. 2005-11-03 November 3, 2005: FBI Closes Investigation into Iraq-Niger Forgeries, Concludes Documents Produced for Personal Profit
  31. 2005-11-03 November 3, 2005: Libby Pleads Not Guilty
  32. 2005-11-03 November 3, 2005: Italian Intelligence Chief Identifies Information Peddler as Disseminator of Forged Iraq-Niger Documents
  33. 2005-11-03 November 3, 2005: Former Deputy Attorney General Blames CIA for Exposing Plame Wilson
  34. 2005-11-03 November 3, 2005: Woodward Gives Statement to Fitzgerald
  35. 2005-11-03 November 3, 2005: Italian Lawmaker Says Italy Warned US about Niger-Uranium Claim; Then Retracts Statement
  36. 2005-11-04 November 4, 2005: Conservative Lawyers: Exposure of Plame Wilson a ‘Public Service’
  37. 2005-11-04 November 4, 2005: Fitzgerald Focusing on Possible Perjury Charge against Rove
  38. 2005-11-07 November 7, 2005: Libby Defense Strategy: Attack the Reporters
  39. 2005-11-07 November 7, 2005: New York Post Editorial: CIA Exposed Plame Wilson to Cover Own Ineptitude
  40. 2005-11-07 November 7, 2005: Newsweek Paints Libby as Misguided Idealist, Writes Cheney and Libby Believed They Were ‘Safeguarding’ US by Outing Plame Wilson
  41. 2005-11-08 November 8, 2005: Village Voice Reporter Accuses Woodward of Becoming Washington Insider in Plame Wilson Reporting
  42. 2005-11-10 November 10, 2005: Former Cheney Aide Praises Libby, Accuses Wilson of Falsifying Information
  43. 2005-11-10 November 10, 2005: Time Reporter Tells Fitzgerald of Conversation with Rove’s Lawyer
  44. 2005-11-14 November 14, 2005: Post Reporter Testifies about Plame’s Identity Being Divulged
  45. 2005-11-15 November 15-17, 2005: Bush Administration Critics Attack Woodward for Not Revealing Himself as Leak Recipient
  46. 2005-11-16 November 16, 2005: Republican Committee Chairman Ignores Sixth Request for Plame Wilson Investigation
  47. 2005-11-16 November 16-17, 2005: Woodward Apologizes for Not Revealing His Own Involvement in Plame Wilson Outing
  48. 2005-11-17 November 17, 2005: Columnist Demands End to Fitzgerald Prosecution of Libby, Says No Damage Done to National Security by Exposure of Plame Wilson
  49. 2005-11-17 November 17, 2005: Washington Lawyers Say Woodward May Have Told Libby of CIA Official’s Identity
  50. 2005-11-17 November 17, 2005: Washington Times Demands Dismissal of Libby Indictment