“By the beginning of March 2003, 98 percent of all army reserves and 45 percent of all National Guard intelligence units were on active duty either in the United States or in the Persian Gulf.” [The 1st of the month used for date sorting purposes only.] – Matthew M. Aid, The Secret Sentry, Page 247 […]
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3/1/2003
“On March 1 [2003], in a stunning blow, the Turkish parliament rejected the proposal to allow American troops to operate from Turkish bases. The vote was 264 in favor to 251 against, with 19 abstentions… In Washington, Secretary [of State Colin] Powell said that the American military would be ‘flexible enough’ to proceed without Turkish […]
3/1/2003
Former President George W. Bush recalled, after the capture of 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed on March 1, 2003, CIA Director “George Tenet asked if he had permission to use enhanced interrogation techniques, including waterboarding, on Khalid Sheikh Mohammed. I thought about my meeting with [slain journalist] Danny Pearl’s widow, who was pregnant with his […]
3/1/2003
Former President George W. Bush recalled, before the invasion of Iraq, “For months, we had been pressing the Turks to give us access to their territory so that we could send fifteen thousand troops from the Fourth Infantry Division to enter Iraq from the north. We promised to provide economic and military aid, help Turkey […]
3/1/2003
President George W. Bush, in his radio address, stated: “Rebuilding Iraq will require a sustained commitment from many nations, including our own. We will remain in Iraq as long as necessary, and not a day more. America has made and kept this kind of commitment before — in the peace that followed World War II. After […]
3/1/2003
As stated in “The Report of the Iraq Inquiry – Executive Summary”: “181. An Arab League Summit on 1 March concluded that the crisis in Iraq must be resolved by peaceful means and in the framework of international legitimacy.” – Commissioned by the Prime Minister The Right Honourable Gordon Brown MP,, “The Report of the Iraq […]
3/1/2003
“Since 9/11, the FBI has made significant gains against Osama bin Laden and his al Qaeda terror network. The biggest ‘get’ came in early March [1] 2003 with the arrest of Ramzi Yousef’s uncle Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, who helped his nephew plan the strikes on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon.” – Peter Lance, […]
3/1/2003
“Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the primary architect of the September 11 attacks, had been captured in March [1] 2003 by the CIA and was…’singing like a bird.’ ” – Jane Mayer, The Dark Side, Page 269 […]
3/1/2003
“…U.S. authorities paid a $25 million reward to a Pakistani informant for information that led to [9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh] Mohammed’s capture [on March 1, 2003].” – Jane Mayer, The Dark Side, Page 269 […]
3/1/2003
“On March 1 [2003], the Turkish Parliament rejected the US request to move troops through the country [in order to have a northern front in the event of a war with Iraq].” – Bob Woodward, Plan of Attack, Page 325 […]