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| Al Qaeda Padilla, Jose |  |
| 8th May Chicago USAauthorities announce the arrest of an American citizen they accuse of planning to build and detonate a bomb containing radioactive material, Jose Padilla, is detained Chicago airport after arriving from Pakistan |
| Arrest of al Qaeda Bush, George Walker | |
| 11th Jan Guantanamo Bay The 1st al-Qaeda prisoners arrive at Guantanamo Bay |
| Authorization for Use of Military Force Bush, George Walker | |
| 11th Oct The United States Congress passed the "Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002" |
| Axis of Evil Bush, George Walker | |
| 29th Jan President George Bush, in his State of the Union address, describes Iran, Iraq and North Korea as an "axis of evil" |
| Commission Sept 11th Bush, George Walker | |
| 21st Nov Bush creates a bipartisan, independent commission to investigate the Sept 11, 2001 |
| Diplomacy Bush, George Walker | |
| 29th Jan President George Bush, in his State of the Union address, describes Iran, Iraq and North Korea as an "axis of evil" |
| Sep Russian technicians begin construction of Iran's firstNuclear reactor at Bushehr despite strong objections from US |
| Dec The USAaccuses Iran of seeking to develop a secretNuclear weapons programme and publishes satellite images of twoNuclear sites under construction at Natanz and Arak |
| Invasion of Iraq Bush, George Walker | |
| 11th Oct Authority to attack Iraq if Iraqi President Saddam Hussein does not give up his weapons of mass destruction (WMDs) and abide by previous UN resolutions on human rights, POWs, and terrorism |
| 11th Oct The United States Congress passed the "Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002" |
| Invasion of Iraq Rice, Condoleezza | |
| 8th Dec After Iraq delivered its declaration of weapons of mass destruction to the United Nations on December 8, 2002, Rice wrote an editorial for The New York Times entitled Why We Know Iraq Is Lying |
| 8th Dec States regarding Iraqi WMD: "The problem here is that there will always be some uncertainty about how quickly he can acquireNuclear weapons. But we don't want the smoking gun to be a mushroom cloud" |
| Nuclear Warfare Bush, George Walker | |
| Sep Russian technicians begin construction of Iran's firstNuclear reactor at Bushehr despite strong objections from US |
| Dec The USAaccuses Iran of seeking to develop a secretNuclear weapons programme and publishes satellite images of twoNuclear sites under construction at Natanz and Arak |
| 17th Dec Orders the construction by 2004 of a limited missile defense shield |
| Publication of Mallon Mallon, Thomas | |
| Publication of, ."Mrs. Paine's Garage and the Murder of John F. Kennedy", Ruth Paine is absolved of any guilt |
| Publication of Mallon Paine, Ruth | |
| Publication of, ."Mrs. Paine's Garage and the Murder of John F. Kennedy", Ruth Paine is absolved of any guilt |
| Publication of Woodward Woodward, Robert "Bob" | |
| Publication of, "Bush at War" |
| Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Pitney, Gene | |
| Pitney is elected to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame |
| Tour de France Armstrong, Lance | |
| Winner of the Tour de France, 4th time |
| United Nations Bush, George Walker | |
| 9th Nov The resolution threatens "serious consequences" |
| 9th Nov The UN Security Council passes United Nations Security Council Resolution 1441, offering Iraq "a final opportunity to comply with its disarmament obligations" |
| Weapons of Mass Destruction Bush, George Walker | |
| 11th Oct Authority to attack Iraq if Iraqi President Saddam Hussein does not give up his weapons of mass destruction (WMDs) and abide by previous UN resolutions on human rights, POWs, and terrorism |
| WMD of Iraq Rice, Condoleezza | |
| 8th Dec After Iraq delivered its declaration of weapons of mass destruction to the United Nations on December 8, 2002, Rice wrote an editorial for The New York Times entitled Why We Know Iraq Is Lying |
| 8th Dec States regarding Iraqi WMD: "The problem here is that there will always be some uncertainty about how quickly he can acquireNuclear weapons. But we don't want the smoking gun to be a mushroom cloud" |
