| 16 Sep 1941 |
Richard Norman Perle born, New York City. |
| 1964 |
B.A., University of Southern California. |
| 1967 |
M.A. in political science, Princeton University. |
| 1981 |
Served as Assistant Secretary of Defense under Ronald Reagan. |
| 1997 |
Co-founds Project for a New American Century, or PNAC. |
| Jul 2001 |
Chairman, Defense Policy Board. |
| Nov 2001 |
"He [ Saddam Hussein ] has weapons of mass destruction. The lesser risk is in pre-emption. We've got to stop wishing away the problem." |
| 9 Mar 2003 |
Seymour Hersche exposé Lunch with the Chairman, published by The New Yorker exposed conflict of interest and questionable dealings. |
| 5 Nov 2003 |
Claims publicly that low key attempts were made through him and a Lebanese businessman, Imag al Hage, to negotiate for a peaceful solution (permitting even American troops on Iraqi soil to search for WMDs) during the time immediately prior to the second Iraq War, but the George W Bush Administration ordered Perle not to pursue. |
| 19 Nov 2003 |
Declares that the U.S. invasion of Iraq was "illegal", and that International Law was "in the way." |
