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SO MUCH FOR THE WMD.

Authors :
Duffy
Burger, Timothy J.
Calabresi, Massimo
Cooper, Matthew
Thompson, Mark
Zagorin, Adam
Source :
TIME Magazine; 2/9/2004, Vol. 163 Issue 6, p42-46, 5p, 4 Color Photographs
Publication Year :
2004

Abstract

Offers a look at the information provided by the United States Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) prior to the Iraq War of 2003. Role of David Kay in the search for weapons of mass destruction in Iraq; Report that Kay and his Iraq Survey Group found no weapons of mass destruction and did not expect to find any in the future; Criticism of the President George W. Bush administration and the CIA; Doubts raised over the Administration's conduct in the weeks leading up to the war; Completion of an internal review of the CIA by Richard Kerr, a former CIA deputy director; Report on the prewar weapons of mass destruction by the Senate Intelligence Committee; Discussion of the various actions taken by former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein that were in violation of international law; Importance of spy operations in uncovering substantial intelligence.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
0040781X
Volume :
163
Issue :
6
Database :
Complementary Index
Journal :
TIME Magazine
Publication Type :
Periodical
Accession number :
12119023