Leading to Iraq: High crimes and misdemeanors. January 18, 2002, through January 25, 2002.
by
margieburns
on Thu 06 Dec 2007 07:11 AM EST
The push to Iraq, uninterrupted by the holiday
season, continues throughout winter and spring, from the very beginning of 2002,
and will last the entire calendar year.
January, 2002:
Jan. 18, 2002 – President Bush determines that
captured Talibani and Al Qaeda are not protected by the Geneva POW Convention.
Jan. 19, 2002 – Secretary of Defense Donald
Rumsfeld issues
a memorandum ordering the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff to inform
combat commanders that “Al Qaeda and Taliban individuals . . . are not entitled
to prisoner of war status for purposes of ... more »
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