A Turbulent 2002 9-11 Aftermath
Image via Wikipedia   March 1 -  U.S. invasion of Afghanistan : In eastern Afghanistan , Operation Anaconda  begins.     October 24  – The Beltway snipers , John Allen Muhammad  and Lee Boyd Malvo , are arrested. The Washington sniper  attacks  took place during three weeks in October 2002 in Washington, D.C. , Maryland , and Virginia . Ten people were killed and three others critically injured in various locations throughout the Washington Metropolitan Area  and along Interstate 95  in Virginia .   November 8  – Iraq disarmament crisis : The United Nations Security Council  unanimously approves UN Security Council Resolution 1441 , forcing Saddam Hussein  to disarm  or face "serious consequences".  The oil tanker Prestige  sinks off the Galician  coast, causing a huge oil spill .  November 13  Iraq disarmament crisis : Iraq  agrees to the terms of UN Security Council Resolution 1441 .  November 14  – Argentina  defaults on a US $805 million World Bank  loan payment.  Novembe...