“In [June 13] 1975, the Shah [of Iran] reached an accord with Saddam, pulled the plug on the Kurds, and stopped CIA arms shipments. …The covert operation collapsed and Saddam slaughtered many of the Kurds.” – Bob Woodward, Plan of Attack, Page 70 […]
12/22/1974
A New York Times article on December 22, 1974, titled ‘Huge C.I.A. Operation Reported in U.S. Against Antiwar Forces, Other Dissidents in Nixon Years,’ claimed: ” ‘The Central Intelligence Agency, directly violating its charter, conducted a massive, illegal domestic intelligence operation during the Nixon Administration against the antiwar movement and other dissident groups in the […]
11/15/1974
“At Saddam’s request, Izzat al-Douri, a high-ranking Baath official who served on the Revolutionary Command Council as minister of agriculture, traveled to Paris in November 1974 where he signed a contract with France’s Institut Merieux to set up Iraq’s first bacteriological laboratory.” [The 15th of the month used for date sorting purposes only.] – Con […]
8/9/1974
-Gerald R. Ford – Republican president sworn in after Richard Nixon resigned -Nelson A. Rockefeller – Vice President – […]
3/18/1974
“The [oil] embargo ended on March 18, 1974, with the cooling of active hostilities between Arab nations and Israel.” – Antonia Juhasz, The Bush Agenda, Page 153 […]
10/15/1973
“OPEC [Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries] oil ministers agreed to use the ‘oil weapon’ by cutting exports and recommending an embargo against unfriendly states. [On October 15, 1973] Iraq led a successful charge for a full oil embargo against the United States by all Arab nations of OPEC.” – Antonia Juhasz, The Bush Agenda, Pages […]
10/6/1973
“The [third] Arab-Israeli war began on October 6, 1973. One week later, the Arab nations of OPEC [Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries] agreed to a full oil embargo against the United States. …The embargo hurt the American and global economy, but not the oil companies. In the case of Saudi Arabia, in particular, it was […]
5/15/1973
“In May 1973, King Faisal of Saudi Arabia told the American press, ‘America’s complete support for Zionism and against Arabs makes it extremely difficult for us to continue to supply the United States with oil, or even to remain friends with the United States.’ ” [The 15th of the month used for date sorting purposes […]
6/1/1972
“On June 1, 1972…the Baath [Saddam’s political party] nationalized the Iraq Petroleum Company.” – Con Coughlin, Saddam: His Rise and Fall, Page 107 […]
4/9/1972
“In [April 9] 1972, then-strongman but not yet leader Saddam Hussein signed a Friendship Treaty with the Soviet Union to checkmate this Soviet influence in the Middle East.” – Bob Woodward, Plan of Attack, Page 69 […]