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Name: Stephen John Hadley
Born: February 13, 1947, in Toledo, Ohio
Profession: Attorney
GW Bush Administration Position:
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Deputy National Security Advisor, 2001-2005
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National Security Advisor, 2005-2009
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Member of White House Iraq Group
War crime charge(s):
- Crime against peace – planning and carrying out a war of aggression.
- Despite memos from the CIA and a personal phone call from Director George Tenet, allowed reference to Iraq's supposed pursuit of uranium to be included in Bush's 2003 State of the Union speech.
- During the run-up to the invasion of Iraq, worked to insert mentions into speeches of a supposed meeting in the Czech Republic between Iraqi intelligence agents and alleged 9/11 hijacker Mohammad Atta.
- Advocated use of nuclear weapons against chemical and biological weapons.1
Primary Association:
Secondary Association:
More Information:
Note:
"I should have recalled at the time of the State of the Union speech that there was controversy associated with the uranium issue. … And it is now clear to me that I failed in that responsibility in connection with the inclusion of these 16 words in the speech that he gave on the 28th of January2."
1http://rightweb.irc-online.org/profile/1213.html
2Press Briefing on Iraq WMD and SOTU Speech, 22-July-03
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