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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 534

George W. Bush

Former US president George W. Bush speaks at a memorial event on Sept. 11, 2021. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)
May 25, 2022, 12:30 am
FBI says it thwarted Islamic State supporter’s plot to kill ex-US president Bush
It appears plot did not come close to materializing, with confidential informants briefing the FBI from April 2021 on plans by Iraqi asylum seeker
By ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS
Former US president George W. Bush speaks in Dallas, Texas, May 18, 2022 (video screenshot)
May 19, 2022, 12:48 pm
In blunder, Bush pans ‘brutal invasion of Iraq’
Former president makes gaffe while speaking about the Russian invasion of Ukraine, then jokes, ‘I’m 75’
By ToI Staff
From left, former US President Bill Clinton, former First Lady Hillary Clinton, former President Barack Obama, Michelle Obama, President Joe Biden, first lady Jill Biden, former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Bloomberg's partner Diana Taylor, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer, D-NY, stand for the national anthem during the annual 9/11 Commemoration Ceremony at the National 9/11 Memorial and Museum, on Saturday, September 11, 2021 in New York. (Chip Somodevilla/Pool Photo via AP)
September 11, 2021, 10:10 pm
Commemorating 9/11 attacks, current and former US presidents call for unity
Biden, Obama, Clinton and Bush all take part in ceremonies marking 20 years since devastating terrorist plane attacks on World Trade Center and Pentagon
By Zeke Miller and Alexandra Jaffe
Anita McBride, left, Chief of Staff to first lady Laura Bush, right, looks on as Mrs. Bush makes opening remarks during a video teleconference in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, Monday, Dec. 10, 2007. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
September 10, 2021, 4:54 am
‘Get out now’ — the view from inside the White House on 9/11
Warned that ‘there is an aircraft coming at you,’ staffers were urged to kick off their shoes and flee, but they quickly found ways to keep on working
By Anita McBride
In this Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2001 file photo, New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani, center, leads New York Gov. George Pataki, left, and Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., on a tour of the site of the World Trade Center disaster (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File)
September 8, 2021, 7:18 pm
They were some of 9/11’s biggest names. Where are they now?
A look at some of the people who came to the fore in wake of world-altering attacks, and what they’ve been up to since
By JERRY SCHWARTZ
Former defense secretary Donald Rumsfeld speaks at the dedication of Pentagon Memorial, September 11, 2008. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)
June 30, 2021, 11:33 pm
Iraq War architect Donald Rumsfeld, former US defense secretary, dies at 88
Two-time Pentagon chief had a storied career in government under four presidents, but his vision of a modern US military was unraveled by the long and costly war in the Middle East
By Robert Burns
US Vice President Kamala Harris looks on as President Joe Biden signs a series of executive orders in the State Dining Room of the White House, January 26, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
January 29, 2021, 4:05 pm
Biden breaks from predecessors by taking it slow on Israeli-Palestinian peace
Like Trump, Obama, Bush and Clinton, US president says ultimate goal is 2-state solution; unlike them, he’s not interested in launching a high-stakes initiative to get there
By Jacob Magid
In this image from video, former US President Bill Clinton, former US President George W. Bush and former US President Barack Obama speak during a Celebrating America concert on Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021, part of the 59th Inauguration Day events for President Joe Biden who was sworn in as the 46th president of the United States (Biden Inaugural Committee via AP)
January 23, 2021, 9:24 am
Trump shuns ‘ex-presidents club’ — and the feeling is mutual
Former US leaders often join together in common cause. Like so many other traditions, however, this is one the most recent man to depart the White House is likely to flout
By Will Weissert and Deb Riechmann
In this image from video, Katy Perry performs during the Celebrating America event on January 20, 2021, following the inauguration of Joe Biden as the 46th president of the United States. (Biden Inaugural Committee via AP)
January 21, 2021, 8:02 am
Stars come out for packed Biden-Harris inauguration concert
Event hosted by Tom Hanks at Lincoln Memorial was mix of live, virtual performances from stars including Springsteen, Perry, Timberlake, Legend, Yo-Yo Ma as well as 3 ex-presidents
By Agencies
George W. Bush's representative, former Secretary of State James A. Baker, gestures during a press conference in Tallahassee, Florida, Nov. 22, 2000 (AP Photo/Beth A. Keiser)
December 5, 2020, 12:20 pm
Unlike Giuliani, James Baker’s masterful strategies won a contested US election
New book shows Washington power player was as focused on public perceptions as on the courtroom battles, immediately saw 2000 election results would end up at Supreme Court
By richard pildes
Iranian nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh. (Agencies)
December 4, 2020, 8:41 pm
‘Israel has tape of slain Iran nuke chief talking about building five warheads’
Report says ex-PM Olmert played top-secret recording of Fakhrizadeh for President Bush in decisive 2008 meeting that boosted US-Israel cooperation against Iran’s nuclear program
By ToI Staff
Former US president George W. Bush speaks at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California on March 1, 2017. (Mark Ralston/AFP)
November 8, 2020, 11:02 pm
George Bush congratulates Biden, urges Americans to ‘come together’
43rd US president calls the president-elect a ‘good man,’ praises Trump’s ‘extraordinary political achievement’ in winning 70 million votes
By AFP
Iranians visit a weaponry and military equipment exhibition in the capital Tehran on Febraury 2, 2019, organized on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the Iranian revolution. (Atta Kenare/AFP)
February 14, 2019, 12:11 am
US said to widen ‘secret program’ to sabotage Iran’s missiles
Under Pompeo, Washington has intensified efforts to introduce faulty parts into Tehran’s supply chain, New York Times reports
By ToI Staff
The flag-draped casket of former US President George H. W. Bush passes through Magnolia, Texas, on December 6, 2018, along the route from Spring to College Station, Texas. (AFP/David J. Phillip/Pool)
December 7, 2018, 6:26 am
George H.W. Bush, 41st president of US, laid to rest after final salute
Thousands gather to pay respects as train carries casket from Houston to private family burial, following week of tearful goodbyes and rare displays of unity
By AFP
Former president George W. Bush touches the casket of his father, former president George H.W. Bush, at the State Funeral at the National Cathedral, Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2018, in Washington.(AP Photo/Alex Brandon, Pool)
December 5, 2018, 10:28 pm
George H.W. Bush celebrated with praise, humor in DC farewell; George W. tearful
43rd US president calls his father ‘the brightest of a thousand points of light,’ breaks down during eulogy
By Calvin Woodward, Laurie Kellman and ASHRAF KHALIL
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