“On October 11, 2002, the military officials down in Guantanamo asked [Secretary of Defense Donald] Rumsfeld for permission to use the new list of eighteen harsher interrogation techniques they had compiled in their brainstorming sessions.” – Jane Mayer, The Dark Side, Page 200 […]
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10/11/2002
In examining the secret military documents that traced the origins of the coercive interrogation policy at Guantanamo, General Counsel of the U.S. Navy Alberto Mora said: “It began on October 11, 2002, with the request by…[Guantanamo military commander] Major General Michael Dunlavey, for permission to make interrogations more aggressive. …On December 2, 2002, there was […]
10/11/2002
On October 11, 2002, “The Senate voted 77 to 23 for the resolution [favoring military force in Iraq]. Twenty-nine of the fifty Democrats said aye.” – Michael Isikoff and David Corn, Hubris, Pages 150-151 […]
10/11/2002
“The vote in the Senate on October 11 [2002], supporting the president’s [Bush’s] resolution was 77 to 23…the resolution…states that the president could use the military under the ‘necessary-and-appropriate’ standard to defend against ‘the continuing threat posed by Iraq.’ It was a blank check.” – Bob Woodward, Plan of Attack, Page 204 […]
10/11/2002
“The White House is developing a detailed plan, modeled on the postwar occupation of Japan, to install an American-led military government in Iraq if the United States topples Saddam Hussein, senior [Bush] administration officials said today [October 11, 2002]. The plan also calls for war-crime trials of Iraqi leaders and a transition to an elected […]
10/11/2002
“…in early October [10-11, 2002]–by a vote of 296-133 in the House and 77-23 in the Senate–Congress authorized war with Iraq. The margin was much larger than the one that authorized the Persian Gulf War [250-183 in the House, and 52-47 in the Senate].” – Karl Rove, Courage and Consequence, Pages 302-303 […]
10/11/2002
“…the threat posed by Saddam and his WMD… produced a strong bipartisan vote on October 11, 2002, on the use-of-force resolution, with 110 Democrats and 263 Republicans in the House and Senate voting for it and only 149 Democrats and 7 Republicans opposing it. The vote in the House was 296-133 in favor and in […]
10/10/2002
On October 10, 2002, Senator Jay Rockefeller (D-WV) said: ” ‘Saddam’s existing biological and chemical weapons capabilities pose real threats to America today, tomorrow… He could make these weapons available to many terrorist groups, third parties, which have contact with his government. Those groups, in turn, could bring those weapons into the United States and […]
10/10/2002
In her floor speech to Congress on October 10, 2002, “Senator [Hillary] Clinton [D-NY] noted that since inspectors left Iraq in 1998, ‘Intelligence reports show that Saddam Hussein has worked to rebuild his chemical and biological weapons stock, his missile delivery capability, and his nuclear program.’ She cited his connection to terrorism, noting that he […]
10/10/2002
” ‘In the four years since the inspectors,’ Senator Hillary Clinton [D-NY] stated [on October 10, 2002], ‘intelligence reports show that Saddam Hussein has worked to rebuild his chemical and biological weapons stock, his missile delivery capability, and his nuclear program.’ …Clinton volunteered that Saddam ‘has also given aid, comfort, and sanctuary to terrorists, including […]