“The [9/11] commission’s first formal meeting was held the next morning–Monday, January 27, 2003–behind closed doors at the Wilson Center [Washington, D.C.].” – Philip Shenon, The Commission, Page 70 […]
1/27/2003
“On the afternoon of January 27, 2003, Associated Press issued a short news report about [Philip] Zelikow’s appointment as executive director of the 9/11 commission. ‘The fix is in,’ said [counterterrorism czar Richard] Clarke. He knew and disliked Zelikow. Clarke understood that with Zelikow–Zelikow, of all people!–in charge, there was no hope that the commission […]
1/26/2003
As stated in “The Report of the Iraq Inquiry – Executive Summary”: “154. Mr Blair used an interview on Breakfast with Frost on 26 January to set out the position that the inspections should be given sufficient time to determine whether or not Saddam Hussein was co-operating fully. If he was not, that would be sufficient […]
1/26/2003
“In his Davos [Switzerland] speech [at the World Economic Forum on January 26, 2003] he [Secretary of State Colin Powell] had cited allegations that his own State Department analysts questioned, including the attempts [by Iraq] to import uranium and nuclear-related aluminum tubes as well as the ties between Saddam and al-Qaeda.” – Karen DeYoung, Soldier: […]
1/26/2003
Following Secretary of State Colin Powell’s January 26, 2003, speech at the World Economic Forum about the need for regime change in Iraq, former Australian Foreign Minister Gareth Evans said, of Powell: ” ‘He’s a decent guy, but I don’t think he changed any minds. …We don’t need much evidence, just enough to know that […]
1/26/2003
Speaking before the World Economic Forum on January 26, 2003, Secretary of State Colin Powell said that though Iraq was given a final opportunity to disarm, “Iraq had ‘failed the test.’ …Powell asked, ‘Where are the mobile vans that are nothing more than biological weapons laboratories on wheels? Why is Iraq still trying to procure […]
1/25/2003
In an interview for the PBS program Frontline: The War Behind Closed Doors, on January 25, 2003, Defense Policy Board Adviser Richard “Perle said, ‘There is tremendous potential to transform the [Middle East] region. If a tyrant like Saddam Hussein can be brought down, others are going to begin to think.’ ” – Stefan Halper […]
1/25/2003
In an interview for the PBS program Frontline: The War Behind Closed Doors, on January 25, 2003, Defense Policy Board Adviser Richard “Perle predicted on behalf of the Pentagon’s Defense Policy Board that should the United States fail to carry through with its Iraq policy, ‘it will open the floodgates to terror against us.’ ” […]
1/25/2003
“By late January [2003] the Bush and Blair administrations had determined that Iraq failed to fully disarm and as a result they were putting tremendous pressure on the uncommitted members of the [UN] Security Council to vote in favor of its tough go-to-war resolution. On the other side, arguing against the war, were France, Germany, […]
1/25/2003
“On January 25 [2003], in the White House Situation Room, [vice presidential Chief of Staff Scooter] Libby claimed that intercepts and human intelligence reports indicated that Iraq had been concealing, moving, and burying items…they had to be WMDs. He reported that Saddam’s ties to al-Qaeda were extensive.” – Michael Isikoff and David Corn, Hubris, Page […]