1959 Baathists made failed assassination attempt on Pres.
Qasim wounding him
Saddam fled
to Syria and Egypt as a result
1973 Iraq nationalized shares of US oil company & Shell
in retaliation for west support
for Israel
in 1973 Arab-Israeli War
1980 2nd day Iranian air force sunk ships to
block Shatt al-Arab waterway to Persian Gulf
1983 France secretly flew 6 Super Etendard jets to Iraq Iran
threatened France about the
planes
1983 US report Iran turning tide in Iran-Iraq War and US
already starting to tilt towards
Iraq
(Musings
On Iraq interview with author Anthony Tucker-Jones on Iran-Iraq War)
(Musings
On Iraq book review The Iran-Iraq War
1980-1988)
(Musings
On Iraq book review Iran-Iraq War,
The Lion of Babylon, 1980-1988)
(Musings
On Iraq book review The Iran-Iraq War)
1991 Peshmerga executed 60 Iraqi soldiers captured in
Sulaymaniya 50 people killed
in fighting
in Kurdistan
1991 Kurdish Front consisting of main Kurdish parties said
it would combat the PKK
1998 Congress passed Iraq Liberation Act saying policy was
to remove Saddam Opened
up money to Iraq opposition Under
Iraq Liberation Act Clinton admin was to certify 7 opposition groups to receive
funds Certified Iraqi National Congress Iraqi National Accord KDP PUK SCIRI
Islamic Movement of Iraqi Kurdistan Movement for Constitutional Monarchy
(Musings
On Iraq book review of Iraq In The
Eye of the Storm that includes Iraq Liberation Act and Gen Downing plan)
1998 Ex-Gen Downing and ex-CIA officer Clarridge drew up
plan for Iraqi opposition
trained by Special Forces to seize
territory in western and southern Iraq When Saddam attacked Iraqi opposition
would lead to U.S. intervention and overthrow of govt
2001 Saddam condemned US invasion of Afghanistan saying it
would only lead to more
instability
in world
2001 Bin Laden video said he was fighting for Iraqis who had
suffered under sanctions
White House
would claim this was evidence of Iraq-Al Qaeda connection
2002 Bush speech in Cincinnati outlined Iraq’s WMD and nuke
threat to lobby for passage
of Congression use of force
resolution Said US tried containment sanctions inspections and Iraq still had
WMD If Iraq didn't disarm Iraq would do it Said Iraq great threat because of
WMD and its history of aggression Said if Iraq got enriched uranium it could
have a nuclear bomb in less than a year Said Iraq tried to buy aluminum tubes
for nuke program Claimed Al Qaeda and Iraq united in hatred for U.S. Had high
level contacts for a decade Claimed Iraq had trained Al Qaeda in bomb making
and poisons and Saddam celebrated 9/11
2002 CIA blocked Bush talking about Iraq trying to buy
uranium from Africa in
speech
2002 Italian contacted journalist about providing her with
Iraq-Niger uranium deal
papers that
turned out to be fakes
(Musings
On Iraq article on Iraq-Niger uranium story)
2002 CIA Director Tenet sent letter to Senate Intelligence
Committee Said Iraq wouldn’t
conduct terrorist or WMD attacks
upon US unless regime was threatened Said Iraq wouldn’t conduct terrorist or
WMD attacks upon US unless regime threatened Wrote that there were high level
Iraq-Al Qaeda ties going back a decade Iraq offered safe haven and
non-aggression Iraq provided poison gas training to Al Qaeda Said Al Qaeda
operatives in Iraq
2002 Intel officials complained to press saying White House
claims of Iraq-Al Qaeda
ties exaggerated
2003 Rumsfeld said he knew nothing of NatSecAdv Rice
creating Iraq Stabilization Group
at NSC Rumsfeld was told about NSC
group but wanted to personally be in control of all Iraq decisions so opposed
Rice’s move
2003 Australian Senate censured PM Howard for not proving
his claims Iraq had WMD to
justify
sending troops to Iraq
2003 Turkish parliament okayed PM Erdogan sending Turkish
troops to Iraq
Governing Council
opposed idea
2004 Powell said Iraq Survey Group initial report proved
Iraq wanted WMD and that
it was a
threat
2004 Blair claimed Iraq Survey Group report proved that
Saddam wanted WMD
2004 Sadr offered to disarm Mahdi Army as part of peace deal
with Allawi govt
Wasn’t
serious
2017 Clash between Hashd and Peshmerga in Kharabaroot, Kirkuk
2017 KRG Election Comm said it rejected Change nominee for
president because
registered
late But he sign up on time
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