Musings On Iraq Review The United States And Iraq Since 1990, A Brief History With Documents
1988
Aug 8 Govt began military campaign in southern marshes to wipe out insurgents and
anti-govt tribes in area
Aug 9 Iraq held victory celebrations for end of Iran-Iraq War
Aug 9 Military campaign in southern marshes ended 400 homes and 500 boats destroyed
along with mass arrests
Aug 12 Pres Khamenei speech claimed Iran won Iran-Iraq War
Aug 20 Ceasefire in Iran-Iraq War announced 350 UN peacekeepers deployed along
border
Aug 23 UN said that Iraq used poison gas in attack on Oshnaviyeh, Iran on Aug 2
that wounded around 2,600 civilians Was 7th time UN documented Iraq using WMD in war
Aug 24 Iran and Iraq started peace talks in Geneva to officially end Iran-Iraq War
Aug 24 Start of 6th and final Anfal campaign focused upon destroying KDP bases in
Dohuk KDP HQ attacked
(Musings On Iraq Iraq’s Anfal Campaign And The Destruction Of The Kurdish Opposition)
Aug 25 Villages in Dohuk hit by chemical weapons in 6th Anfal campaign
(Musings On Iraq Iraq’s Anfal Campaign And The Destruction Of The Kurdish Opposition)
Aug 26 End of 5th Anfal campaign
(Musings On Iraq Iraq’s Anfal Campaign And The Destruction Of The Kurdish Opposition)
Aug 26 UN Res 620 condemned use of chemical weapons in Iraq Was reference to Anfal
campaign
Aug 29 Bazi Gorge in Kurdistan attacked by Iraqi forces with chemical weapons killing
around 3,000 Kurds during Anfal campaign
(Musings On Iraq Iraq’s Anfal Campaign And The Destruction Of The Kurdish Opposition)
Aug 31 Ali Hassan al-Majid ordered homes of Shabaks that had changed nationality to
Kurd be destroyed and families relocated
(Musings On Iraq Iraq’s Anfal Campaign And The Destruction Of The Kurdish Opposition)
Sep 1 Report Turkey said 20,000 Kurds entered country fleeing Anfal Kurds said another
5,000 tried to enter Iraq allegedly attacked 3 Turkish border towns with WMD by mistake Talabani said 25 villages attacked with WMD
(Musings On Iraq Iraq’s Anfal Campaign And The Destruction Of The Kurdish Opposition)
Sep 3 Iraqi army said it recaptured all territory lost to Kurdish rebels
Sep 6 Revolutionary Command Council offered amnesty to all Kurds in Iraq and Turkey
after Anfal campaign Led to release of most Kurdish women and children captured during Anfal From February-September 1988 50,000 had been killed during the campaign
(Musings On Iraq Iraq’s Anfal Campaign And The Destruction Of The Kurdish Opposition)
Sep 8 Sec State Shultz met with Iraq’s Foreign Min Hammadi Beforehand State Dept held
press conference saying Iraq had used WMD on Kurds Said it was unjustified and abhorrent Shultz said relations with US were hurt as a result
(Musings On Iraq Iraq’s Anfal Campaign And The Destruction Of The Kurdish Opposition)
Sep 16 Report Belgian and US companies sold chemicals to Iraq used in WMD program
West Germany helped build plants used for WMD During Iran-Iraq War Western govts tried to set up export restrictions to stop their companies selling agents to Iraq that could be used for WMD but too many were dual use to be effective
(Musings On Iraq Origins Of Iraq’s WMD Programs)
(Musings On Iraq When The World Remembered It Armed The New Hitler Saddam)
(Musings On Iraq Iraq’s Use Of Chemical Weapons In Iran-Iraq War And Their Western Origin)
Sep 17 Saddam’s son-in-law Hussein Kamal wrote letter saying only way to deal with Israel
was through WMD
Sep 22 Pres Khomeini addressed UN condemning it for never doing anything about
Iraq’s aggression during the war
Oct 3 Report in1975 Iraq contracted US company to build pesticide plant in Samarra Wanted
to use it to work on 4 agents close to nerve gas Company got worried and never finished plant 1980s WGerman company finished plant Produced nerve gas and tabun US believed Iraq wanted WMD to counter Israel
(Musings On Iraq Origins Of Iraq’s WMD Programs)
(Musings On Iraq When The World Remembered It Armed The New Hitler Saddam)
(Musings On Iraq Iraq’s Use Of Chemical Weapons In Iran-Iraq War And Their Western Origin)
Nov 24 Iran and Iraq began prisoner exchange from Iran-Iraq War
Dec 29 Iran-Iraq agreed to join commission to implement ceasefire
1989
Jan 17 US report said Iraq was working on typhoid cholera anthrax for its chemical
weapons program
(Musings On Iraq Origins Of Iraq’s WMD Programs)
Feb 16 Iraq formed Arab Cooperation Council with Egypt Jordan Yemen to counter
Gulf Cooperation Council
Mar 2 Bush told Iraq that it could buy dual use equipment for its WMD program from US
(Musings On Iraq Origins Of Iraq’s WMD Programs)
Mar 31 Iraq exported oil for 1st time from Basra after Iran-Iraq War closed down ports
Mar 31 Israel said Iraq embarked on crash course to build a nuclear bomb and a missile
to deliver it
Apr 1 Saddam held elections for new parliament as part of political reform after
Iran-Iraq War 160 of 250 seats went to Baathists
Apr 23 Ali Hassan al-Majid’s special powers over northern Iraq for Anfal ended
(Musings On Iraq Iraq’s Anfal Campaign And The Destruction Of The Kurdish Opposition)
May 1 Talabani and PKK’s Ocalan signed cooperation agreement in Damascus
May 4 Saddam’s cousin and Defense Minister Adnan Kairallah died in helicopter crash
Hussein Kamal later admitted to killing him on orders from Saddam
Jun 26 Iraq said it was clearing all civilians from 20 mil border area with Iran and
Turkey in Kurdistan relocating 200,000-5000,000 Kurds
(Musings On Iraq review of The Kurds, A Modern History)
(Musings On Iraq review Kurds of Iraq, Tragedy and Hope)
Aug 2 Ahmed Chalabi’s Petra Bank in Jordan closed and books seized by govt for having
faked its books Would uncover other bad practices by bank including embezzlement bad investments Independent audit found 40% of loans nonperforming 14% of loans went to Chalabi family and friends
(Musings On Iraq review The Man Who Pushed America To War, The Extraordinary Life, Adventures, and Obsessions of Ahmad Chalabi)
(Musings On Iraq review Arrows of the Night: Ahmad Chalabi and the Selling of the Iraq War)
Aug 4 FBI raided Italian bank in Atlanta that made $4 bil in unauthorized loans to Iraq $500
mil was guaranteed by Agriculture Dept Dept believed some of money being used for Iraqi missile program
Aug 4 Report As Iraq became credit risk because of inability to pay after Iran-Iraq War Italian
bank loaned money in secret Some money went to military spending Iraq demanded bribes from companies that wanted deals Traded goods for military equipment from USSR and Eastern Europe
Aug 7 Ahmed Chalabi fled Jordan due to investigation into his Petra Bank Chalabi claimed it
was political plot by Jordan and Iraq but he mismanaged bank and faked the books Independent audit found 40% of loans nonperforming 14% of loans went to Chalabi family and friends
(Musings On Iraq review The Man Who Pushed America To War, The Extraordinary Life, Adventures, and Obsessions of Ahmad Chalabi)
(Musings On Iraq review Arrows of the Night: Ahmad Chalabi and the Selling of the Iraq War)
Aug 31 Report Bush admin told Congress sanctions on Iraq for Anfal campaign would be
counterproductive Said US would lose out on multi billion dollar contracts to rebuild Iraq after Iran-Iraq War and wouldn’t help Kurds
(Musings On Iraq Iraq’s Anfal Campaign And The Destruction Of The Kurdish Opposition)
Sep 9 Saddam’s half-brother Barzan wrote Saddam Said US was plotting to assassinate
Saddam Said Iraq needed to get a nuclear bomb as quickly as possible to deter Iran and Israel
Sep 9 Elections held for 50 member Legislative Council in Kurdistan
(Musings On Iraq review of The Kurds, A Modern History)
(Musings On Iraq review Kurds of Iraq, Tragedy and Hope)
Sep 14 Jim Hoagland OpEd in Washington Post featured Ahmed Chalabi claiming his Petra
Bank in Jordan was closed because of plot by Saddam Was closed because of his mismanagement faked books embezzlement and more
(Musings On Iraq review The Man Who Pushed America To War, The Extraordinary Life, Adventures, and Obsessions of Ahmad Chalabi)
Sep 15 Iraq arrested UK Observer reporter Bazoft for reporting on missile program
Led to condemnation in UK media Saddam believed West plotting against Iraq and Bazoft’s arrest would be sign to them to leave Iraq alone
Sep 23 Kuwait Emir given medal by Saddam in Baghdad for help during Iran-Iraq War
Sep 27 Bombing in Baghdad’s British Club done by unnamed Kurdish group No casualties
Oct 2 US NSDD26 said U.S. would try to improve relations with Iraq to try to moderate its
behavior
(Musings On Iraq Review The United States And Iraq Since 1990, A Brief History With Documents)
(Musings On Iraq review Spider’s Web, The secret history of how the White House illegally armed Iraq)
Oct 2 US Treasury Dept warned about giving more loans to Iraq due to its illegal behavior
Oct 3 State Agriculture Commerce Treasury Federal Reserve and other agencies met Discussed
offering $1 bil loan guarantee to Iraq backed by Agriculture credit program Treasury didn’t want to give more financial aid to Iraq Treasury officer said continuing Agriculture Dept’s credit guarantees to Iraq would be like taking part in Ponzi scheme Commerce Dept official said US needed to exclude BNL bank from any loan guarantee program with Iraq Officials agreed to give Iraq $400 mil in credits guaranteed by Agriculture Dept
(Musings On Iraq review Spider’s Web, The secret history of how the White House illegally armed Iraq)
Oct 6 Agriculture Dept officials met with Iraqi delegation that included official from Military
Industrialization Ministry Iraqi officials told Agriculture officials that they had received kickbacks and bribes in past from US deals
Oct 6 Foreign Min Aziz met with Sec State Baker in Washington Accused US of plotting
against Iraq Claimed US agencies were destabilizing Iraq Aziz said US was only going to give Iraq $400 mil credit line which was a cut and sign of bad faith Baker offered $1 bil to maintain good relations Aziz denied Iraq had anything to do with BNL bank scandal It did
Oct 6 US Amb to Iraq Glaspie was pressed by Iraqi Trade Min about US Agriculture Dept
credit program Urged her to get Bush admin to approve $1 bil in credit guarantees for Iraq Iraq’s Finance Min also pressed Amb Glaspie Said Iraq had nothing to do with BNL bank scandal Claimed he’d talked to Federal Reserve chief Greenspan who said Iraq not involved with BNL It was
(Musings On Iraq review Spider’s Web, The secret history of how the White House illegally armed Iraq)
Oct 8 Dep Foreign Min Hamdoon called US Dep Amb Wilson to meeting Said Iraq wanted
better ties with US and that meant more trade Hamdoon said Iraq could go elsewhere for business if US didn’t agree
Oct 11 Asst US Attorney McKenzie told 2 Agriculture Dept officials that Iraqi govt officials
were involved in BNL bank and Agriculture Dept credit program BNL funds were used to buy equipment for Iraq’s missile and nuclear program Kickbacks were involved US agricultural sales to Iraq widely inflated
(Musings On Iraq review Spider’s Web, The secret history of how the White House illegally armed Iraq)
Oct 12 US Agriculture Sec Teutter cancelled $400 mil credits to Iraq
Oct 13 Iraq told that $400 mil in credits from US Agriculture Dept was cancelled
Oct 13 US Agriculture Dept memo said US loans meant to support Iraq buying food products
were being used to buy tech for weapons programs
(Musings On Iraq review Spider’s Web, The secret history of how the White House illegally armed Iraq)
Oct 13 State Dept meeting said investigation of BNL bank in Atlanta would expose that US
agriculture sales to Iraq were used to buy military equipment
Oct 13 Sec State Baker told Agriculture Dept that it would re-instate $400 mil credits for Iraq
Oct 21 Sec State Baker letter to Foreign Min Aziz Said US not trying to destabilize Iraq Said
there was an investigation of Agriculture Dept’s credit program but hoped it would be resolved so that business with Iraq could continue
Oct 26 Sec of State Baker memo said that ties with Iraq important to shape Middle East
politics
(Musings On Iraq Review The United States And Iraq Since 1990, A Brief History With Documents)
Oct 26 Sec State Baker reviewed legal report on Agriculture Dept credit program with Iraq
Said Iraq had plenty of oil and could pay back US loans Didn’t think any high Iraqi officials were involved in corruption over credits Said BNL bank investigation was just about bank officials Said Iraq needed to cooperate in investigation Baker was happy with report because meant he could push for more credit and trade with Iraq
Nov 6 Sec State Baker asked Foreign Min Aziz for Iraq’s help in with Arab-Israeli conflict
Aziz said CIA was plotting against Saddam Complained about moves to reduce US agricultural credit to Iraq
Nov 7 Lawyer in Pres Bush’s counsel called attorney working on BNL bank case in Atlanta
Said case might embarrass govt BNL gave credits backed by Agriculture Dept to Iraq Used some to buy weapons and tech for its WMD missile and nuclear program
(Musings On Iraq review Spider’s Web, The secret history of how the White House illegally armed Iraq)
Nov 8 CIA report UK Matrix Churchill company front for Iraq’s weapons procurement
program Had other front companies Were buying technology for WMD nuclear missile programs Iraqi intel involved in companies Said reduction of credit program for Iraq would harm US-Iraq trade ties
Nov 8 US Natl Advisory Council met to discuss giving credit to Iraq State Dept pushed
through giving Iraq $1 bil line of credit Agreed to break it up into 2 installments of $500 mil each Part of Bush admin’s plan to improve relations with Iraq Sec State Baker lobbied govt agencies to end objections over Iraq using money to buy military equipment
Nov 9 Sec of State Baker offered Iraq $1 bil in grain credits even though knew Iraq
was abusing program by demanding kickbacks
(Musings On Iraq Review The United States And Iraq Since 1990, A Brief History With Documents)
Nov 12 US committee met to go over export licenses for Iraq Warned that Iraq wanted to buy
tech for its nuclear program State Dept ignored warning
1990
Jan 6 Jabouri tribe attempted to assassinate Saddam during military parade
Jan 9 Iraq opened 2nd oil pipeline with Saudi Arabia Was hoping to boost oil exports to pay
off debts of Iran-Iraq War
Jan 12 Turkey closed Euphrates River to build new dam for 30 days Caused hardships for
Iraqi farmers and protests from Iraq
Jan 15 Jordanian audit of Ahmed Chalabi’s Petra Bank found its loans were not being paid
back Its books were faked Found series of insider deals Was paying for Chalabi apartment and ranch in US
(Musings On Iraq review The Man Who Pushed America To War, The Extraordinary Life, Adventures, and Obsessions of Ahmad Chalabi)
(Musings On Iraq review Arrows of the Night: Ahmad Chalabi and the Selling of the Iraq War)
Jan 15 Voice of America celebrated democracy in East Europe and overthrowing dictators
Said Saddam was a dictator Saddam took this as sign US turning on Iraq
Jan 17 Iraq ended foreign travel ban for citizens
Jan 17 Bush admin signed directive for normalized relations with Iraq Included waiver to
allow US to give loan guarantees to Iraq
(Musings On Iraq Review The United States And Iraq Since 1990, A Brief History With Documents)
Jan 25 OPEC said Kuwait and UAE agreed to limit exports to try to settle dispute with
Iraq
(Musings On Iraq review Unholy Babylon, The Secret History of Saddam’s War)
Jan 26 Exile groups accused Iraqi army of 2 weeks of attacks on Shiite villages in south
Feb 11 Bush sent Undersecretary of State Kelly to Baghdad to discuss improving Iraq-US
relations Saddam told Kelly US was in a position to dominate the Middle East with the decline of the Soviet Union Saddam said he was willing to work with Bush but wanted to make sure he wasn’t just going to follow Israel Kelly said Bush wanted better cooperation
(Musings On Iraq Review The United States And Iraq Since 1990, A Brief History With Documents)
Feb 15 Voice of America commentary called for end of dictatorships after fall of
Ceausescu in Romania Named Iraq
Feb 19 Saddam demanded that US warships leave the Persian Gulf
Feb 21 State Dept report went into human rights abuses under Saddam
Feb 23 Saddam speech at Arab Cooperation Council Talked about challenge caused by
decline of Eastern Bloc Called US imperialists Demanded US withdraw naval forces from Persian Gulf
Feb 24 Saddam gave speech about liberating Jerusalem and warning US could take
over Persian Gulf Saddam was trying to determine how Israel felt about Iraq before he decided to invade Kuwait
(Musings On Iraq Why Did Saddam Threaten Israel Before The 1990 Invasion of Kuwait?)
(Musings On Iraq review the Iraqi Invasion of Kuwait)
(Musings On Iraq review The Saddam Tapes)
Feb 28 Saddam warned of Israeli aggression backed by US at Arab Cooperation Council
meeting Saddam demanded moratorium on loans from Gulf States and $30 bil investment by them to help Iraq rebuild Said that if Gulf States did not provide money and help with debt he knew how to get it
(Musings On Iraq Why Did Saddam Threaten Israel Before The 1990 Invasion of Kuwait?)
(Musings On Iraq review The Saddam Tapes)
(Musings On Iraq review the Iraqi Invasion of Kuwait)
Mar 10 Saddam issued amnesty for Kurdish fighters
(Musings On Iraq review of The Kurds, A Modern History)
(Musings On Iraq review Kurds of Iraq, Tragedy and Hope)
Mar 10 Iraq sentenced UK Observer journalist Bazoft to death for reporting on missile
program
Mar 15 Iraq executed UK Observer journalist Bazoft for reporting on missile program
Condemned in West Saddam believed West plotting against Iraq and Bazoft’s execution would be sign to them to stop Saddam said Bazoft’s death was punishment for PM Thatcher plotting against Iraq
Mar 22 Canadian Gerald Bull working on supergun for Iraq found dead in Brussels
Mossad believed to be responsible
(Musings On Iraq review Al-Hussein, Iraqi Indigenous Conventional Arms Projects, 1980-2003)
Mar 28 US-UK officials seized equipment at Heathrow Airport meant for nuclear triggers
headed to Iraq Equipment came from California Was financed by BNL Bank in Atlanta
Mar 30 Report Iraq trying to challenge Israeli military superiority in Middle East by
developing nuclear bomb Dec 89 Iraq launched new long range missile Mar 90 3 people arrested in England trying to smuggle equipment for program to Iraq Intl Institute for Strategic Studies said program only in theoretical stage Was actually far more advanced than anyone knew
Mar 31 Iraqi embassy in London organized protest outside mosque holding service for
Observer reporter Bazoft who was executed by Iraq for reporting on its missile program
Apr 1 Saddam speech said if US supported Israeli attack on Iraq he would burn Israel
(Musings On Iraq Why Did Saddam Threaten Israel Before The 1990 Invasion of Kuwait?)
(Musings On Iraq review The Saddam Tapes)
(Musings On Iraq review the Iraqi Invasion of Kuwait)
Apr 2 Saddam speech Justified executing UK journalist Bazoft as spy Threatened to burn half
of Israel with WMD if Iraq attacked
(Musings On Iraq Why Did Saddam Threaten Israel Before The 1990 Invasion of Kuwait?)
(Musings On Iraq review The Saddam Tapes)
(Musings On Iraq review the Iraqi Invasion of Kuwait)
Apr 2 Report Iraq wanted to double oil exports by end of yr to pay debts and rebuild after
Iran-Iraq war Analysts doubted capable because so oil dependent Lacked foreign exchange having spent most of it on war Paid little of its debt Inflation at 40% Imports most of its food Still spend large sums on military and nuclear bomb program
Apr 2 Report personal typewriters were no longer illegal in Iraq but had to be registered
with the govt
Apr 4 Report Iraq working on nuclear bomb Importing equipment from western companies
1984 ex-Italian intel officers indicted for trying to sell plutonium and yellowcake to Iraq 1987 France offered to rebuild Osirak nuclear reactor 1985-88 Iraq might have built isotope plant Saudis said to be funding program
Apr 5 Iraq said it would destroy its WMD if Israel did the same and signed 1968
nuclear non-proliferation treaty
Apr 5 Saddam told Saudi Amb to US Bandar that his threat to destroy to destroy Israel was
being misconstrued Told Bandar to re-assure US and Saudis that Iraq would not attack Israel Wanted US assurance that Israel would not attack Iraq Said that if Israel attacked Iraq people would rise up against him
Apr 5 Hezbollah hijacked Kuwaiti 747 airliner Demanded release of 17 Dawa members
responsible for 1983 bombing of US and French embassies in Kuwait Held passengers for 16 days
Apr 9 Saddam said Iraq’s weapons would only be used in self-defense after threatened Israel
with retaliation for any moves vs Iraq
Apr 9 Saudi Ambassador to US Bandar told Pres Bush Saddam would not attack Israel but
wanted guarantee that Israel would not attack Iraq Bush told Bandar he didn’t understand Saddam’s threats unless he intended some actions against Israel Saddam wanted to make sure his western flank was protected from any Israeli action before he invaded Kuwait
(Musings On Iraq Why Did Saddam Threaten Israel Before The 1990 Invasion of Kuwait?)
Apr 9 Report Bush admin told Congress against sanctioning Iraq for WMD and nuclear
bomb programs
Apr 10 UK seized parts for Iraq’s supergun
(Musings On Iraq review Al-Hussein, Iraqi Indigenous Conventional Arms Projects, 1980-2003)
Apr 10 US cancelled trade mission
Apr 10 Natl Sec Adv Scowcroft and asst Haas wrote memo to Bush Said engagement with
Iraq had not changed Saddam but US had little choice but to continue with it
Apr 12 5 US senators visited Baghdad to criticize Iraq over its WMD and nuclear
programs that Congress was investigating Privately US Senators told Saddam Pres Bush wanted better relations with Iraq Senators blamed US media for bad stories about Iraq not Bush admin US Ambassador to Iraq Glaspie added that was US policy Saddam told US senators US and some European nations were plotting with Israel to attack Iraq Said reports about Iraq’s human rights abuses and gassing civilians part of campaign to cover for Israeli strike Said threat to burn half of Israel meant to deter Tel Aviv Saddam wanted to determine Washington’s position before he decided to invade Kuwait
(Musings On Iraq How Saddam’s View Of the US As A Threat Led To Kuwait Invasion)
(Musings On Iraq Origins Of Iraq’s WMD Programs)
(Musings On Iraq review the Iraqi Invasion of Kuwait)
(Musings On Iraq Review The United States And Iraq Since 1990, A Brief History With Documents)
(Musings On Iraq review Unholy Babylon, The Secret History of Saddam’s War)
Apr 16 NSC discussed changing Iraq policy Commerce Dept wanted to limit tech sales to Iraq
NSC and State objected Decided to maintain policy of keeping good relations
Apr 17 US Energy Dept official presented findings in memo to Energy Sec Watkins Said Iraq
tried to build nuclear bomb Already had know how Was trying to get tech form US Wanted Energy Sec Watkins to bring up issue with Sec State Baker and Natl Sec Adv Scowcroft Memo never given to Watkins because deemed to alarming
Apr 18 Iraq test fired missile with chemical warhead
Apr 19 Saddam met with Yasser Arafat Discussed retaliatory attacks upon Israel and
US if Iraq was attacked Told Arafat to take hardline with Israel
(Musings On Iraq Why Did Saddam Threaten Israel Before The 1990 Invasion of Kuwait?)
(Musings On Iraq review the Iraqi Invasion of Kuwait)
Apr 19 White House rejected limiting high-tech exports to Iraq that could be used for
military
Apr 22 Iraq Air Force cmdr Gen Hassan said Iraq would use all its power against Israel if
attacked any Arab country
(Musings On Iraq Why Did Saddam Threaten Israel Before The 1990 Invasion of Kuwait?)
(Musings On Iraq review the Iraqi Invasion of Kuwait)
Apr 23 Report Iraq increased arms spending after Iran-Iraq War Largest arms importer in
world since 1985 Accounted for 9% of world’s arms purchases
Apr 23 Saddam told Jordan’s King Hussein there was no conspiracy against Iraq Had been
claiming plot by Israel and US vs Iraq
Apr 25 US Central Command report Said Iraq could be a potential problem in Middle East
and ordered increased intel gathering on it
Apr 26 Report Bush pushed greater economic ties with Iraq
(Musings On Iraq Review The United States And Iraq Since 1990, A Brief History With Documents)
Apr 28 Iraq hosted Arab summit Saddam attacked Kuwait for economic warfare vs Iraq
(Musings On Iraq review Unholy Babylon, The Secret History of Saddam’s War)
Apr 28 Saddam asked Emir of Kuwait if Iraq could use two of its islands Emir said no
Apr 30 Jordanian prosecutor report detailed fake bank accounts Ahmed Chalabi ran
with his Petra Bank
(Musings On Iraq review The Man Who Pushed America To War, The Extraordinary Life, Adventures, and Obsessions of Ahmad Chalabi)
(Musings On Iraq review Arrows of the Night: Ahmad Chalabi and the Selling of the Iraq War)
May 8 Saddam claimed Iraq could build high tech capacitors for use in nuclear triggers
May 11 US Energy Dept official wrote 2nd memo Said his warnings about Iraq’s nuclear
program being ignored Said Iraq had know how to build bomb Trying to buy US tech for program
May 12 Italy said it seized parts headed for Iraq to make a 130 ft long supergun UK Turkey
Greece also found parts for gun
(Musings On Iraq review Al-Hussein, Iraqi Indigenous Conventional Arms Projects, 1980-2003)
May 15 West Germany seized parts headed for Iraq for its 130ft long supergun
(Musings On Iraq review Al-Hussein, Iraqi Indigenous Conventional Arms Projects, 1980-2003)
May 21 US Central Command cmdr Gen Schwarzkopf said Iraq had grievances with
Kuwait but didn’t expect it to use military force
(Musings On Iraq review Unholy Babylon, The Secret History of Saddam’s War)
May 24 US National Security Council deputies meeting told that US still sharing
intelligence with Iraq
May 28 Arab summit in Baghdad Saddam spoke about freeing the Palestinians Saddam
accused Kuwait of breaking OPEC quotas driving down oil prices costing Iraq $14 bil Saddam called Kuwait’s oil policy an act of war against Iraq Saddam personally warned Sheikh Sabah of Kuwait he was being manipulated in US conspiracy against Iraq Saddam demanded $27 bil in compensation from Kuwait
(Musings On Iraq Why Did Saddam Threaten Israel Before The 1990 Invasion of Kuwait?)
(Musings On Iraq review Unholy Babylon, The Secret History of Saddam’s War)
May 28 Arab summit backed Iraq’s right to protect itself from any Israeli attack
May 28 PLO chief Arafat said Saddam was bringing new leadership to pan-Arab cause
Jun 8 US Commerce Dept wanted to limit technology sales to Iraq that could be
used for missile program Rejected by White House
(Musings On Iraq Review The United States And Iraq Since 1990, A Brief History With Documents)
Jun 15 Asst Sec State Kelly told Congress White House against sanctioning Iraq over human
rights abuses
Jun 18 International Islamic Popular Conference backed Iraq against Zionist aggression
and conspiracy led by US and England
Jun 27 Iraq’s Revolutionary Command Council meeting gave Saddam okay to use force
against Kuwait
(Musings On Iraq review The Saddam Tapes)
(Musings On Iraq review from storm to Freedom, America’s Long War with Iraq)
(Musings On Iraq review Out Of The Ashes, The Resurrection of Saddam Hussein)
(Musings On Iraq review Unholy Babylon, The Secret History of Saddam’s War)
Jul 9 US Amb to Iraq Glaspie said that US working on releasing 2nd half of $1 bil loan
guarantees to Baghdad
(Musings On Iraq review The Bush Administrations and Saddam Hussein, Deciding on Conflict)
(Musings On Iraq Review The United States And Iraq Since 1990, A Brief History With Documents)
Jul 10 Gulf OPEC members met and agreed to follow quotas which Iraq had been
demanding
Jul 11 Kuwait said it would review and possibly revoke its promise to follow OPEC quotas
Jul 12 Saddam ordered intel gathering on Kuwait’s terrain and military
(Musings On Iraq review Out Of The Ashes, The Resurrection of Saddam Hussein)
(Musings On Iraq review Unholy Babylon, The Secret History of Saddam’s War)
Jul 14 Kuwait said it would reconsider OPEC quotas in Oct Was considered a breech
by Iraq
(Musings On Iraq review Unholy Babylon, The Secret History of Saddam’s War)
Jul 14 Pres Mubarak visited Saddam in Baghdad trying to get him to backdown in
confrontation with Kuwait
Jul 15 At Baath Party meeting decided Iraq should make its case to the world against Kuwait
so that it would not be seen as an aggressor Izzat al-Duri said Kuwait conspiring against Iraq and part of larger Israeli conspiracy
(Musings On Iraq review The Saddam Tapes)
(Musings On Iraq review Iraq in Wartime, Soldiering, Martyrdom, and Remembrance)
(Musings On Iraq review Out Of The Ashes, The Resurrection of Saddam Hussein)
(Musings On Iraq review Unholy Babylon, The Secret History of Saddam’s War)
Jul 15 At Arab League Iraq complained Kuwait tapping into Rumaila oil field in Basra
costing Iraq $1 bil/year $24 bil totalDemanded that UAE and Kuwait loans given during Iran-Iraq War be forgiven Threatened to use force against Kuwait and UAE accusing them of being tools of the US
Jul 15 Iraq moved Republican Guard division to south 1st deployment of troops for Kuwait
invasion
(Musings On Iraq review The Saddam Tapes)
(Musings On Iraq review from storm to Freedom, America’s Long War with Iraq)
Jul 16 Saddam on TV accused Kuwait and UAE of breaking OPEC quotas and driving
down oil prices
(Musings On Iraq review The Saddam Tapes)
(Musings On Iraq review from storm to Freedom, America’s Long War with Iraq)
(Musings On Iraq review Unholy Babylon, The Secret History of Saddam’s War)
Jul 16 Iraq moved a division to border with Kuwait as feud between two escalated Saddam
wanted to see how west would react to his deployment of forces Detected by US intel
(Musings On Iraq review Out Of The Ashes, The Resurrection of Saddam Hussein)
Jul 16 Arab League met Foreign Min Aziz accused Kuwait and UAE of deliberately driving
down oil prices Accused Kuwait of drilling into Rumaila oil field Wanted $2.4 bil in compensation Said Gulf States support during Iran-Iraq War was small contribution to what Iraq did Claimed Kuwait took Iraqi territory Called on Arab govts to forgive Iraq’s debt and help pay for rebuilding Demanded oil prices rise to $25/bar
Jul 17 Saddam accused Kuwait and UAE of overproducing oil Said some Gulf states
were working with US against Iraq Warned that if those states didn’t change their policies Iraq would take action to protect its interests Said Iraq would protect itself from Israeli aggression
(Musings On Iraq Why Did Saddam Threaten Israel Before The 1990 Invasion of Kuwait?)
(Musings On Iraq review The Saddam Tapes)
(Musings On Iraq review the Iraqi Invasion of Kuwait)
(Musings On Iraq review Iraq in Wartime, Soldiering, Martyrdom, and Remembrance)
(Musings On Iraq review Unholy Babylon, The Secret History of Saddam’s War)
Jul 17 Iraq deployed 2nd Republican Guard division to Kuwait border Was detected by US
intel
Jul 17 Bush sent letter to Saddam congratulating him and Iraq on anniversary of 1968 coup
Jul 18 Saddam moved 3rd Republican Guard division to Iraq-Kuwait border
(Musings On Iraq review Out Of The Ashes, The Resurrection of Saddam Hussein)
(Musings On Iraq review Unholy Babylon, The Secret History of Saddam’s War)
Jul 18 Saddam demanded that Kuwait repay for allegedly stealing oil and nullify
debt from Iran-Iraq War
Jul 18 Iraq sent letter to Arab League Accused Kuwait of border violations and stealing $2.4
bil from Rumaila oil field
Jul 18 Tariq Aziz at Arab League called for an Arab Marshall plan to help rebuild Iraq after
Iran-Iraq War
Jul 18 Kuwait cabinet believed Iraq threats were to get it to continue financial
aid to Baghdad Thought if there was any military action it would only be along border
Jul 18 Sec Def Cheney said US would defend Kuwait Pentagon later said press
exaggerated his statement
Jul 18 State Dept official read Foreign Min Taziz’s letter to Arab League attacking Kuwait
Drafted response saying US wanted free flow of oil through Persian Gulf US would support its friends in the Gulf but took no position on Iraq-Kuwait dispute Gave it to Iraqi Ambassador to US who said there was nothing to worry about
Jul 19 3 Iraqi divisions deployed along Kuwait border
Jul 20 Pentagon report said Iraq unlikely to use force against Kuwait
(Musings On Iraq review Unholy Babylon, The Secret History of Saddam’s War)
Jul 21 Iraq announced that it had placed troops along border with Kuwait
(Musings On Iraq review The Saddam Tapes)
(Musings On Iraq review from storm to Freedom, America’s Long War with Iraq)
(Musings On Iraq review Out Of The Ashes, The Resurrection of Saddam Hussein)
(Musings On Iraq review Unholy Babylon, The Secret History of Saddam’s War)
Jul 24 Egyptian Pres Mubarak and Sec Gen of Arab League went to Iraq Met with Saddam
who said he had no intention of attacking Kuwait
Jul 24 US military exercise with UAE Spokesman said US committed to defending its
friends in the Gulf Saddam said he felt betrayed by US forces moving through the Persian Gulf
Jul 24 White House said it was concerned about Iraqi troop buildup along Kuwait’s border
Jul 24 State Dept US had no defense treaties or special relationship with Kuwait Did
support Gulf States right to self defense
Jul 24 US Amb to Iraq Glaspie told to tell Saddam about US concerns over Iraq’s threats to
Kuwait and UAE
Jul 24 DIA reported weaknesses in Iraqi logistics meant low chance Iraq would invade
Kuwait
Jul 24 US Natl Intel Daily said Iraq had enough forces in southern Iraq to invade Kuwait
Jul 25 OPEC agreed to raise oil prices and follow quotas allaying Iraq complaints
Kuwait and UAE overproducing and lowering prices
(Musings On Iraq review Unholy Babylon, The Secret History of Saddam’s War)
Jul 25 Saddam met with US Amb to Iraq Glaspie Saddam said he wanted meeting to be a
message to Pres Bush Saddam said US and Iraq didn’t have close understanding of each other that could lead to problems and misunderstandings Saddam accused US of plotting against Iraq Saddam told her UAE and Kuwait were forcing down oil prices, which was an attack upon Iraq He believed this was happening with US support Said US had to choose sides Saddam went on to say that he would not threaten Kuwait if it forgave its debt and agreed to follow OPEC quotas He was open to talks over this issue, but he was not willing to wait forever as Kuwait waged economic war upon Iraq Saddam went on that the Gulf States were refusing to renegotiate Iraq’s debt which was also part of a conspiracy Saddam threatened that if Kuwait didn’t give into Iraq’s demands he would act Ambassador Glaspie said Pres Bush wanted better Iraq-US relations Apologized for bad press Iraq getting in US media Asked why Saddam had placed troops near Kuwait border Said US had no opinion the on Iraq-Kuwait border dispute but warned against using force This was another attempt by Saddam to determine Washington’s position before he invaded Kuwait Warned if US attacked Iraq it would retaliate using terrorism
(Musings On Iraq review the Iraqi Invasion of Kuwait)
Jul 25 Defense Special Assessment said Iraq trying to pressure Kuwait to give into its
demands and didn’t think it would use military force
Jul 25 Sec of State Baker told Commerce Dept export controls needed on US technology
going to Iraq that could be used for weapons programs
Jul 25 Assistant Secretary of State for Near East Kelly cancelled interview with Voice of
America that would have warned Iraq about troops buildup along Kuwait border
Jul 25 US intel observed Iraqi trucks moving supplies from Baghdad to troops in Basra on
Kuwait border
Jul 25 Egypt’s Pres Mubarak called Saddam worried about Iraq putting troops on Kuwait
Border Mubarak claimed Saddam promised not to attack Kuwait which Saddam later denied
Jul 25 Iraqi press complained about foreign threats to Iraq in response to joint US-UAE
military exercise
Jul 25 Kuwait military attache in Basra warned that Iraq would invade Kuwait
Jul 27 US told Saudis and Kuwait Iraqi build up on Kuwait border ominous Neither took
warning seriously
Jul 27 Congress voted to impose sanctions on Iraq for threats against Kuwait and Israel plus
nuke and WMD programs and human rights violations White House opposed
Jul 27 Israel Science Minister threatened retaliation with chemical weapons if Iraq
attacked
(Musings On Iraq Why Did Saddam Threaten Israel Before The 1990 Invasion of Kuwait?)
Jul 28 CIA briefed Bush Said Iraq moved troops to Kuwait border Bush didn’t’ want to
overreact
Jul 28 Bush letter to Saddam asked him not to use force in region and hoped for
continued good US-Iraq relations Didn’t mention Kuwait
(Musings On Iraq review The Bush Administrations and Saddam Hussein, Deciding on Conflict)
(Musings On Iraq review Unholy Babylon, The Secret History of Saddam’s War)
Jul 28 Pentagon tried to block Bush note to Saddam fearing an Iraq invasion of Kuwait
Jul 28 Jordan’s King Hussein called Kuwait’s emir told him Iraq would not invade
Jul 28 OPEC agreed to raise oil prices to $21/bar Wasn’t as high as Iraqi wanted but was an
increase
(Musings On Iraq review Unholy Babylon, The Secret History of Saddam’s War)
Jul 28 Bush talked with King Hussein Both agreed they hoped Iraq-Kuwait dispute wouldn’t get
out of hand
Jul 29 Mukhabarat had placed 30 agents at Kuwait oil fields and Kuwait city to help
with invasion
Jul 30 Saddam offered to withdraw its troops from Iran and settle Shatt al-Arab
differences to prepare for Kuwait invasion
Jul 30 DIA analyst told DIA Dir Gen Soyster Iraq could overrun Kuwait and northern
Saudi Arabia Warned that US would have no warning if Iraq attacked Said that Saddam was going to use force because he never bluffed and Kuwait would make no concessions to Baghdad Soyster disagreed with analyst but passed along assessment to Secretary of Defense Cheney and Joint Chiefs head General Powell
(Musings On Iraq review Unholy Babylon, The Secret History of Saddam’s War)
Jul 30 Jordan’s King Hussein called Emir of Kuwait 2nd time Told him Iraq would not invade
Jul 31 King Fahd and Pres Mubarak tried to mediate between Iraq and Kuwait Saddam told
Saudis nothing serious would happen with Kuwait
Jul 31 Kuwait emir told his representative to not give into any Iraqi demands at meeting
in Saudi Arabia between 2 nations Kuwait did agree to forgive Iraq’s debt but wanted border defined
(Musings On Iraq review Unholy Babylon, The Secret History of Saddam’s War)
Jul 31 Saddam’s deputy Izzat al-Duri said that Kuwait was driving Iraq to kill it after rejected
all of Iraq’s demands
Jul 31 Assistant Secretary of State Kelly told House US had no defense treaty with Gulf
States and didn’t take position on border disputes or OPEC Said US would be concerned if Iraq invaded Kuwait but had no treaties with it
Jul 31 Pentagon said it was committed to individual and collective defense of its allies in
the Gulf
Jul 31 Iraqi commanders told of Kuwait invasion plan
(Musings On Iraq review Desert Storm, Volume 1)
Jul 31 US Central Command cmdr Gen Schwarzkopf warned White House Iraq was going to
invade Kuwait
Jul 31 US told Saudis and Kuwaitis that Iraq had issued ammunition to troops along Kuwait
border
Aug 1 Iraq walked out on talks with Kuwait held in Saudi Arabia
(Musings On Iraq review Unholy Babylon, The Secret History of Saddam’s War)
Aug 1 Kuwait offered to cancel Iraq’s oil debts worth $14-$15 bil and lease Werba
Island
Aug 1 Kuwait and Saudis offered to pay $10 bil to Iraq for ending dispute Iraq
said no and demanded $27 bil
Aug 1 US intelligence found Iraq moved divisions within 3 miles of Kuwait border
Aug 1 Chief DIA analyst for Middle East believed Iraq would invade Kuwait CIA thought
invasion imminent
Aug 1 Pentagon meeting including Secretary of Defense Cheney and Joint Chiefs head
Gen Powell agreed Iraq would not invade Kuwait Powell said since Iraq totalitarian govt and US didn’t have any good intelligence inside regime couldn't determine Saddam’s intentions Thought deploying troops was posturing by Baghdad and not for an invasion Cheney said couldn't’ tell whether Iraq meant to pressure Kuwait or use military force
Aug 1 DIA found Iraq artillery units deployed along Kuwait border
Aug 1 NSC Deputies Committee decided Iraq was going to invade Kuwait after artillery
units detected Said Bush should send Saddam warning not to invade Kuwait
Aug 1 NSC’s Haas convinced Natl Sec Adv Scowcroft to talk to Bush about warning
Saddam not to invade Kuwait
Aug 1 NSC’s Haas and National Security Adviser Scowcroft convinced Bush to call
Saddam to warn him about invading Kuwait Then got news of invasion
Aug 1 Revolutionary Command Council and Regional Command met to hear about
meeting with Kuwait No progress Invasion order given
(Musings On Iraq review Out Of The Ashes, The Resurrection of Saddam Hussein)
Oct 4 Hosni Mubarak said Iraq and Israel had secret meetings in 1987 and 1989
facilitated by US academic Laurie Mylroie
(Musings On Iraq Laurie Mylroie’s Convoluted Iraq-Terrorism Conspiracy Theory)
(Musings On Iraq Laurie Mylroie’s Iraq Conspiracy Theory Was Debunked By Captured Baath Documents)
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