The History of Terrorism
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1986-Today CIA's Counterterrorism Center (CTC)
1997 Jose Rodriguez was removed from that post in 1997 after an incident where he intervened to help a friend who had been arrested on drug charges in the Dominican Republic.
1999 Jose Rodriguez transferred to Mexico City, where he again served as a station chief.
2001-2002 Shortly after 9/11, Rodriguez was appointed Chief Operating Officer of the Counterterrorism Center. In May 2002, Rodriguez was promoted to the post of Director of the Counterterrorism Center.
2001-2002 The Counterterrorism Center brings together case officers, operators, analysts, and technologists to work on preventing terrorism. In this capacity, Rodriguez was responsible for driving the CIA operations and the targeting analysis necessary...
2004 According to the Times article, Eatinger and another CIA attorney, Steven Hermes, advised Rodriguez that he "had the authority to destroy the tapes and that the destruction would violate no laws."
2004 Rodriguez advised the organizers of the 2004 Olympics in Athens, including the chief organizer, Gianna Angelopoulos-Daskalaki, on security matters and counterterrorism.
2004 Tapes were destroyed by the CIA. Mr. Jose Rodrieguez, former CIA clandestine branch chief, who ordered the destruction of the tapes, has said through his attorney that he based his decision on legal advice from CIA lawyers Steven Hermes and Robert Eat
2005 Jose Rodriguez was a central figure in the 2005 CIA interrogation tapes destruction scandal and The New York Times Editorial Board and Human Rights Watch have called for his prosecution.
2007-2010 Sulick rejoined the CIA in 2007 to replace Jose Rodriguez as the head of the clandestine service. Sulick retired in July 2010.
2014 Administration officials have suggested that Eatinger and Hermes most likely offered their advice under the expectation that Rodriguez would subsequently pursue further approvals, as would normally be the practice.
2014 AP - Senate report: Torture didn't lead to bin Laden
According to Gen. (ret.) Michael Hayden, "Jose built a reputation for leadership in the field and here at headquarters, and he guided some of the agency's greatest counterterror victories.
According to the New York Times, the CIA's inspector general criticized Rodriguez for a "remarkable lack of judgment."
In the time period that Rodriguez was there, the Counterterrorism Center grew sharply. The number of analysts quadrupled, and the number of operations officers doubled.
Like many officers in the Latin American Division, during the Iran-Contra affair, Rodriguez was questioned by the FBI about his role in the scandal after allegations of CIA involvement emerged.
No charges or actions were brought against him in connection with Iran-Contra.