In November 2002, the Iraqi Democratic Principles Working Group, a part of the Future of Iraq Project, released a report titled ‘The Transition to Democracy in Iraq.’ “The report recognized that a huge political and security vacuum would open up with the fall of the [Baathist] regime and that this vacuum would need to be […]
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11/15/2002
In the final report on The Transition to Democracy in Iraq, issued in November 2002, “the Iraqi Democratic Principles Working Group, which sought to demilitarize society and establish civilian control over the military, warned of the ‘substantial social and economic chaos’ (including the explosive growth of organized crime) that could result from the rapid ‘de-commissioning […]
11/15/2002
“The CLI [Committee for the Liberation of Iraq] was formed in November 2002, featuring [neoconservative political analyst William] Kristol, [former CIA director R. James] Woolsey, [neoconservative political analyst Robert] Kagan, [Chairman of the Defense Policy Board Advisory Committee Richard] Perle, and PNAC [Project for the New American Century] Executive Director Gary Schmitt. The committee accused […]
11/15/2002
“As part of the Bush administration’s rendition program, some terrorism suspects were transferred to countries where torture is known to be used. The C.I.A. has declined to say publicly where [Ethiopian national] Mr. [Binyam] Mohamed was held and has denied that it ever engaged in or condoned torture. Mr. Mohamed has said that he was […]
11/14/2002
“Interviewed [on November 14, 2002] on the PBS program ‘Think Tank with Ben Wattenberg,’ [Defense Policy Board Adviser Richard] Perle said he was ‘rather uncomfortable with the support that we gave Saddam during the war between Iraq and Iran.’ In his view, the right course immediately following that war would have been to say to […]
11/14/2002
Appearing on PBS’s Think Tank with Ben Wattenberg on November 14, 2002, Defense Policy Board Adviser Richard Perle said that “Iraq represented perhaps the best hope for the democratic experiment in an Arab country. ‘I think there is a potential civic culture in Arab countries that can lead to democratic institutions,’ he said, ‘and I […]
11/14/2002
In a Floor Statement regarding the Homeland Security Bill on November 14, 2002, Senator Arlen Specter (R-PA) concluded that “the government had possessed not just unconnected dots before 9/11 but a ‘veritable blueprint’ for impending terrorist operations.” – Frank Rich, The Greatest Story Ever Sold, Page 49 […]
11/14/2002
On November 14, 2002, Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld said the invasion of Iraq was focused on WMD. ” ‘It has nothing to do with oil, literally nothing to do with oil. It has nothing to do with the religion.’ ” – John Esterbrook, “Weapons Chief Alert for Iraqi Deception,” CBS News, Aug. 2, 2009 […]
11/13/2002
Following UN Security Council Resolution 1441, which gave Iraq ‘a final opportunity to comply with its disarmament obligations,’ on November 13, 2002, Iraq sent the Security Council “a long letter that was both angry and lamenting but declared that it would ‘deal with’ the resolution.” – Hans Blix, Disarming Iraq, Page 90 […]
11/13/2002
As stated in “The Report of the Iraq Inquiry – Executive Summary”: “Iraq announces it will comply with [UN] resolution 1441.” – Commissioned by the Prime Minister The Right Honourable Gordon Brown MP, “The Report of the Iraq Inquiry: Executive Summary,” IraqInquiry.org.uk, Nov. 13, 2002 […]