“CENTCOM [Central Command] did not even begin reconstruction planning [in Iraq] until five months after the fall of Baghdad [October 2003]. But by that time, the Iraqi insurgency was in full swing, and the reconstruction plan was quickly junked in favor of a counterinsurgency plan, which also had not been worked on prior to the […]
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10/15/2003
“By October 2003, 203 American soldiers had died at the hands of Iraqi insurgents, more than all casualties suffered during the invasion of Iraq.” [The 15th of the month used for date sorting purposes only.] – Matthew M. Aid, The Secret Sentry, Page 266 […]
10/15/2003
“In October 2003, a major study on the insurgency, embodied in a US National Intelligence Estimate (NIE), concluded that the insurgency was driven by local factors, and that it drew its strength from deep grievances and a widespread hostility to the presence of foreign troops. This came on the heel of a steady flow of […]
10/15/2003
In October 2003, “Iran pledged to suspend all uranium enrichment and reprocessing. In return, the United Kingdom, Germany, and France agreed to provide financial and diplomatic benefits, such as technology and trade cooperation.” [The 15th of the month used for date sorting purposes only.] – George W. Bush, Decision Points, Page 415 […]
10/15/2003
“Many countries held Iraqi assets, and Washington had mounted a worldwide effort to repatriate them for the reconstruction of that country. By October 2003 foreign governments and banks had transferred more than $500 million back to the DFI [Development Fund for Iraq], which UN Security Council Resolution 1483 had created initially as a depository for […]
10/15/2003
Former Secretary of Defense “Donald Rumsfeld has revealed that Saddam Hussein took out a $60million hit on his [Rumsfeld’s] daughters in revenge for the slaying of his two sons. The ex-U.S. Secretary of Defense said that the former Iraqi dictator offered the bounty to anybody who brought him both girls’ heads. He was given the […]
10/15/2003
Then-Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld wrote: “After his sons were killed, there was an intelligence report that Saddam Hussein was paying $60 million for his agents to target the President’s [Bush’s] two daughters and my two daughters for reprisal attacks. That threat report was brought up at an NSC [National Security Council] meeting in October […]
10/15/2003
President George W. Bush: “Since the liberation of Iraq, our investigators have found evidence of a clandestine network of biological laboratories, advanced design work on prohibited longer-range missiles, an elaborate campaign to hide illegal programs. We’ve still got more to investigate. Yet it is undeniable that Saddam Hussein was in clear violation of United Nations […]
10/15/2003
On October 15, 2003, Secretary of State Colin Powell was interviewed by Matt Frei of BBC Television: “MR. FREI: Let me ask you about Iraq and weapons of mass destruction. Earlier this year, in February, you gave a presentation at the United Nations in which you talked about the imminent threat posed by Saddam Hussein […]
10/15/2003
“…In October 2003, [approximately a year after his September 26, 2002, rendition and torture by the CIA, Canadian telecommunications engineer Maher] Arar was released without charges, after his wife forced the Canadian government to take up his cause. …A thorough official investigation by the Canadian government cleared Arar of any links to terrorism and concluded […]