” ‘Our tilt to Iraq was timely when Iraq was against the ropes and the Islamic revolution was on a roll,’ [CIA National Intelligence Officer for the Middle East Graham] Fuller wrote to CIA Director William Casey on May 17, 1985. ‘The time may now have come to tilt back.’ Fuller argued that the United […]
4/15/1985
“In April 1985, President [Ronald] Reagan signed NSD 166, a secret national security directive calling for the CIA to expel the Russians from Afghanistan ‘by all means available.’ “ [The 15th of the month used for date sorting purposes only.] – Peter Lance, Triple Cross, Page 18 […]
3/27/1985
On March 27, 1985, President Ronald Reagan signed “National Security Directive 166, which…authorized using ‘all available means’ to drive Soviet forces out of Afghanistan.” – Roy Gutman, How We Missed the Story, Page 22 […]
3/15/1985
“The Reagan administration and, to an even greater extent, the Bush Sr. administration, spent nearly a decade secretly arming Iraq through direct and indirect sales. The direct sales were of ‘dual-use’ materials, which are goods ostensibly made for civilian purposes but have military applications as well. …The Reagan and Bush Sr. administrations allowed the sales […]
2/8/1985
“The Reagan and Bush I administrations…authorized sales of deadly chemical and biological agents to Iraq [starting on February 8, 1985], including anthrax and bubonic plague.” – Amy Goodman with David Goodman, The Exception to the Rulers, Page 34 […]
1/20/1985
2nd Term -Ronald W. Reagan – Republican president inaugurated* -George H.W. Bush – Vice President *Because January 20, 1985 fell on a Sunday, the public Inauguration ceremony was scheduled for Monday, January 21, 1985. Reagan was sworn in privately on January 20. – […]
12/28/1984
The lead article in the December 28, 1984 first issue of Jihad magazine, a periodical published by Osama bin Laden and Abdullah Azzam’s Services Office, read: ” ‘To the supporters of Jihad. To all the supporters of the Jihad on Earth. We remind you that the Afghan Jihad is a necessity for the Muslims, even […]
12/10/1984
According to the UN Convention Against Torture, which the U.S. took the lead in ratifying on December 10, 1984, there are ” ‘no circumstances whatsoever, whether a state of war or a threat of war, internal political instability or any other public emergency,’ that could be ‘invoked as a justification of torture’ or ‘other acts […]
11/26/1984
“…in November [26] 1984, following a White House visit by Iraqi foreign minister Tariq Aziz and an Iraqi decision to close the Baghdad headquarters of the Abu Nidal terrorist group, the United States and Iraq reestablished diplomatic relations after a break of seventeen years.” – Richard N. Haass, War of Necessity, War of Choice, Page […]
11/26/1984
“…on November 26, 1984, full diplomatic relations [with Iraq] were reestablished and Ambassador Nizar Hamdoon took office in the Iraqi Embassy. That same day, [Iraqi] Foreign Minister Tariq Aziz was welcomed by President [Ronald] Reagan at the White House. Iraq was America’s new friend in the region.” – Charles Duelfer, Hide and Seek, Page 36 […]