On March 14, 2002, British Prime Minister Tony Blair’s Foreign Policy Advisor David Manning reported on his meeting to discuss Iraq with National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice: ” ‘Condi’s enthusiasm for regime change is undimmed. But there were some signs, since we last spoke, of greater awareness of the practical difficulties. …From what she said, […]
3/13/2002
When asked if he would “take action against Iraq unilaterally,” President George W. Bush stated: “One of the things I’ve said to our friends is that we will consult, that we will share our views of how to make the world more safe. In regards to Iraq, we’re doing just that. Every world leader that comes […]
3/13/2002
On March 13, 2002, Assistant Attorney General Jay Bybee sent a memo to General Counsel William Haynes, titled, ‘The President’s Power as Commander in Chief to Transfer Captured Terrorists to the Control and Custody of Foreign Nations.‘ Bybee wrote that the President has the constitutional right to capture and detain any prisoners captured in armed […]
3/13/2002
On March 13, 2002, Vice President Dick Cheney said: “The Taliban regime is out of business, permanently.’ ” – Peter Bergen, The Longest War, Page 309 […]
3/13/2002
At a press conference on March 13, 2002, when asked by a reporter why he rarely speaks of bin Laden anymore, President Bush replied: ” ‘…I don’t know where he is. You know, I just don’t spend that much time on him, to be honest with you. …I truly am not that concerned about him. […]
3/13/2002
“At a March [13] 2002 press conference, President George W. Bush referred to bin Laden as ‘a person who’s now been marginalized.’ ” – Peter Bergen, The Osama bin Laden I Know, Page xxvii […]
3/13/2002
In a news conference on March 13, 2002, President “Bush downplayed concern on the whereabouts of Osama bin Laden, saying the accused terrorist mastermind is on the run and ‘I truly am not that concerned about him.’ ” – “Bush Talks of Threats, Concerns and U.S. judges,” CNN, March 14, 2002 […]
3/12/2002
As stated in “The Report of the Iraq Inquiry – Executive Summary”: “469. On 12 March, Mr Blair and Mr Straw reached the view that there was no chance of securing a majority in the Security Council in support of the draft resolution of 7 March and there was a risk of one or more vetoes […]
3/12/2002
In a press conference to announce the introduction of the ‘terror alert system’ on March 12, 2002, Director of Homeland Security Tom Ridge said: “the nation ‘currently stands in the yellow condition, elevated risk. Chances are we will not be able to lower the condition to green until…the terror networks of global reach have been […]
3/12/2002
According to Director of Homeland Security Tom Ridge: “We introduced the Homeland Security Advisory System (HSAS), later called the ‘terror alert system’ to the nation in March [12] 2002. We settled on five levels represented by five colors: green (low risk), blue (general risk), yellow (significant risk), orange (high risk), and red (severe risk). In […]