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Events Leading Up to the 2003 Invasion of Iraq

2476 events in this timeline

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This is the home page for the Events Leading Up to the 2003 Invasion of Iraq 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. April 2004: Wilson’s Book Stirs Controversy, Provokes Death Threats towards Family
  2. April-July 1999: ’Desert Crossing’ War Game Predicts Instability, Potential Chaos if Saddam Hussein Ousted by US
  3. April 2001 and After: Plame Wilson Promoted to Chief of Joint Task Force on Iraq
  4. (April 1997): Wilson and Plame Meet at American-Turkish Council Reception
  5. May 2001: Public Relations Expert Joins Pentagon
  6. May 2002: CIA and FBI Are Increasingly Skeptical of Alleged Atta Meeting in Prague, but Do Not Share Skepticism with Public
  7. May 2002: Wilson Breaks Decade-Long Silence to Speak out against Iraq War
  8. May 2003: Vice President Cheney Begins Inquiring about Wilson’s Trip to Niger
  9. May 2003 and Before: 9/11 Commissioner Argues Panel Should Investigate False Claims of Iraq Link to 9/11, but Other Commissioners Not Interested
  10. May 2008: Former Press Secretary: Bush Erred in Rushing into War, Erred in Refusing to Admit Mistake
  11. May 2008: Former Press Secretary: Bush Managed Run-Up to Iraq Invasion to Make Conflict All But Inevitable
  12. June 2002: INC Letter Reveals ‘Direct Flow of Information’ to Cheney
  13. June 2002: US Declines Chance to Strike Al-Zarqawi Camp in Northern Iraq
  14. June 2002: Wilson: Aggressive Debate Tactics by Neoconservatives Dominating Television Discussions of Iraq
  15. June 2003: Press Official: White House Campaign to Destroy Critic’s Credibility Begins, Bush Deliberately Stays ‘Out of Loop’
  16. Early June 2003: Vice President’s Office Pins Blame for WMD Claims on CIA
  17. June 2003: White House Press Official ‘Shaken’ by Reporter’s Blunt Assessment of Lack of Iraqi WMD
  18. June 2004: Falsely Accused Iraqi Spy Denies He Ever Met with Mohamed Atta
  19. June 2004: Washington Post Reporter Interviewed by Plame Wilson Investigators
  20. June 2004: Russert Says Testifying to Grand Jury Would Harm Relations with Other Sources
  21. June 2004: Former Intelligence Chief: Aluminum Tubes Allegations ‘Far Worse’ Than Even Iraq-Niger Uranium Claims
  22. Early June 2004: 9/11 Commission’s Zelikow Accepts Lack of Connections between Iraq and Al-Qaeda
  23. June 11 or 12, 2003: CIA Director, Deputy Director Tell Cheney of Plame Wilson’s CIA Status
  24. June 19 or 20, 2003: Libby, Cheney Aide Discuss Making Wilson Report Public
  25. June 2000: Chalabi Pleased at Selection of Cheney for Vice Presidential Candidate
  26. 2006: Tenet Says New Evidence Completely Disproves Atta-Iraq Link
  27. July 2003: Neoconservative Author Says CIA, State Department Hiding Connections between Iraq and 9/11
  28. July 2003: CIA Claims There Was ‘Steady and Heavy’ Pressure to Find Al-Qaeda-Iraq Link before 2003 Iraq War
  29. July 2005: Italian Parliament Allegedly Names Chalabi, Bush Administration Allies as Likely Niger Document Forgers; Report Denied by Italian Officials, Press
  30. July 2005: Italian Document Peddler Accuses US, Britain of Being behind Iraq Uranium Forgeries
  31. July 8 or 9, 2003: Rove Confirms Plame Wilson’s Identity to Columnist
  32. July 10 or 11, 2003: Libby, Russert Speak; Libby Will Claim Russert Informed Him of Plame Wilson’s CIA Status
  33. July 10 or 11, 2003: Rove Informs Libby that He Told Reporter about CIA Agent
  34. July 14 or 15, 2003: Libby, Cheney Decide to Leak Classified Information to Wall Street Journal
  35. June 19 or 20, 2003: Wilson Tells Reporters Administration Knew Niger Claim ‘a Flat-Out Lie’
  36. July 2002: DIA: No Evidence of Connection between Iraq, Al-Qaeda
  37. Between July 25 and 28, 2003: Libby Has Conversation with Novak
  38. August 2002-March 2003: Author: Mainstream Media Slants Coverage in Pro-War Direction; Americans Believe Iraq Responsible for 9/11 and Poses Threat to US
  39. August 2002: Military Plans for Iraq Invasion Finalized; No Strategy for Replacing Hussein Government Given
  40. August 2002: Bush Lawyers Develop ‘Inherent Power’ Argument for Unilaterally Taking Nation to War
  41. August 2002: Commander Warns that Pentagon Planning Iraqi ‘Campaign Based on Hope,’ Not for Contingencies
  42. August 2005: Libby, Attorney May Have Attempted to Discourage or Influence Reporter’s Testimony, Investigation Learns
  43. August 1920: British Announce Iraqi Insurgency Defeated; Intelligence Official Warns Otherwise
  44. Mid-August 1990: US Air Force Official Determines Coordinates Used to Plot Strikes against Iraqi Targets
  45. September 2000: Neoconservative Think Tank Writes ‘Blueprint’ for ‘Global Pax Americana’
  46. September 2002: DIA Reports that Iraq ‘Vigorously Trying to Procure Uranium Ore and Yellowcake’
  47. September 2002: CIA Director Allows Ad Hoc Intelligence Agency to Undermine US Intelligence Apparatus
  48. September 2003: Libby to Addington: ‘I Didn’t Do It’
  49. September 2004: Former White House Press Secretary Interviewed by FBI for Third Time
  50. September 1990: ’Celebrity Statesmen’ Begin Visiting Iraq