# George W. Bush

As head of government

George W. Bush, President of the United States, was head of government when 2 recorded incidents took place. The official who acted in each may be someone else; each incident names them.

## Tactics used

- [Access bans: 1](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents?leader=george-w-bush&tactic=access_ban)
- [Prior restraint: 1](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents?leader=george-w-bush&tactic=prior_restraint)
- [Secrets and espionage laws: 1](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents?leader=george-w-bush&tactic=secrets_and_espionage_laws)
- [Surveillance and subpoenas: 1](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents?leader=george-w-bush&tactic=surveillance_and_subpoenas)

## Incidents

| Date | Incident | Country | Tactic | Outcome |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| February 10, 2003 | [Pentagon sets ground rules for journalists embedded with United States forces in Iraq](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2003-us-pentagon-embedding-rules-iraq) | [United States](https://thewaronnews.com/countries/us) ([RSF 2026 rank: 64th of 180](https://rsf.org/en/index)) | [Access bans](https://thewaronnews.com/tactics/access_ban) | Sustained (April 14, 2003) |
| July 6, 2005 | [New York Times reporter Judith Miller jailed for refusing to name a confidential source in the Valerie Plame affair](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2005-us-judith-miller-jailed-plame-source) | [United States](https://thewaronnews.com/countries/us) ([RSF 2026 rank: 64th of 180](https://rsf.org/en/index)) | [Surveillance and subpoenas](https://thewaronnews.com/tactics/surveillance_and_subpoenas) | Upheld by a court (September 29, 2005) |

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Actor entry: https://thewaronnews.com/actors/george-w-bush

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