The time of the visit from the IIS director was a few weeks after the Khobar Towers bombing. The bombing came on the third anniversary of a U.S. [Tomahawk missile] strike on IIS HQ (retaliation for the attempted assassination of former President Bush in Kuwait) for which Iraqi officials explicitly threatened retaliation.
June 8, 570 A.D. - Religion of Islam founded in Mecca.
June 8, 632 A.D. - Mohammed, prophet of Islam (Koran) dies, according to tradition.
June 9, 1982 - Israel wipes out Syrian SAM missiles in Bekaa Valley
June 9 - Holiday Moslem : Ashura (Muharram 10, 1416 AH)
June 10, 1916 - Great Arab Revolt begins
June 10, 1967 - Israel, Syria, Jordan, Iraq & Egypt end "6-Day War" with UN help
June 10 - Holiday Islam : New Year's Day (Muharram 1, 1415 AH)
G-8 Summit in Georgia - June 8 - June 10