[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 38 (Thursday, March 30, 2006)]
[House]
[Page H1325]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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                       WAR PLANS LEAKED TO SADDAM

  (Mr. PITTS asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. PITTS. Mr. Speaker, last week a disturbing report was released 
showing evidence of a security breach at U.S. Central Command in Doha, 
Qatar.
  According to the report, Iraqi documents now in our possession show 
that Russian officials provided Saddam Hussein with intelligence on 
U.S. strategic planning during the lead-up to the war in Iraq. The 
documents say Russians provided the intelligence through ``their 
sources inside the American Central Command in Doha,'' specific details 
2 weeks before our troops entered Iraq.
  Mr. Speaker, this is not a small matter. U.S. CENTCOM in Qatar is the 
nerve center of our operations in Iraq. That's why it is absolutely 
vital that we have full confidence in the security of our operations 
there. With troops on the ground and in harm's way, it is essential 
that we seek to find out how this information was leaked and whether or 
not such leaks could still be happening.
  While military officials have been slow to investigate, Congress 
should not be. Getting to the bottom of this should be a top priority 
of the House and Senate Intelligence and Armed Services Committees. 
Nothing less than the security of our troops is at stake.

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