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NIE Completed
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John Negroponte resigns as DNI, reportedly because of fight over NIE; Negroponte would move to become a top official at State
John Negroponte resigns as DNI, reportedly because of fight over NIE; Negroponte would move to become a top official at State -
US takes six Iranians in custody after a raid on a diplomatic building in Irbil, Iraq
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NIE completed; Cheney objecting to content
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General Ali Reza Asgari arrives in Turkey
Iranian Revolutionary Guard General Ali Reza Asgari arrives in Turkey; he disappears there, and is presumed to have defected or been kidnapped; in March he was reported to be cooperating with western intelligence -
Thomas Fingar announces NIE will be delayed due to Ahmadinejad’s demagoguery
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Cheney meets with Saudi Arabia
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Intelligence suggests Iran's Nuclear Program remains suspended
Intelligence community intercepts communications that verify claim Iran’s nuclear program remains suspended; Senior Administration Officials briefed -
Bush claims he learned new intelligence exists
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August 9
Bush substitutes the claim that Iran was seeking nuclear technology for earlier claim that they were seeking nukes. {h/t Froomkin}