Posted on 03/23/2006 7:21:27 PM PST by Starman417
March 23, 2006 — Following are the ABC News Investigative Unit's summaries of five documents from Saddam Hussein's government, which the U.S. government has released.
The documents discuss Osama bin Laden, weapons of mass destruction, al Qaeda and more.
The full documents can be found on the U.S. Army Foreign Military Studies Office Web site:
http://fmso.leavenworth.army.mil/products-docex.htm.
Note: Document titles were added by ABC News.
"U.S. War Plan Leaked to Iraqis by Russian Ambassador"
Documents dated March 5-8, 2003
Two Iraqi documents dated in March 2003 — on the eve of the U.S.-led invasion — and addressed to the secretary of Saddam Hussein, describe details of a U.S. plan for war. According to the documents, the plan was disclosed to the Iraqis by the Russian ambassador.
The first document (CMPC-2003-001950) is a handwritten account of a meeting with the Russian ambassador that details his description of the composition, size, location and type of U.S. military forces arrayed in the Gulf and Jordan. The document includes the exact numbers of tanks, armored vehicles, different types of aircraft, missiles, helicopters, aircraft carriers, and other forces, and also includes their exact locations. The ambassador also described the positions of two Special Forces units.
The second document (CMPC-2004-001117) is a typed account, signed by Deputy Foreign Minister Hammam Abdel Khaleq, that states that the Russian ambassador has told the Iraqis that the United States was planning to deploy its force into Iraq from Basra in the South and up the Euphrates, and would avoid entering major cities on the way to Baghdad, which is, in fact what happened. The documents also state "Americans are also planning on taking control of the oil fields in Kirkuk." The information was obtained by the Russians from "sources at U.S. Central Command in Doha, Qatar," according to the document.
This document also includes an account of an amusing incident in which several Iraqi Army officers (presumably seeking further elaboration of the U.S. war plans) contacted the Russian Embassy in Baghdad and stated that the ambassador was their source. Needless to say, this caused great embarrassment to the ambassador, and the officers were instructed "not to mention the ambassador again in that context."
(Editor's Note: The Russian ambassador in March 2003 was Vladimir Teterenko. Teterenko appears in documents released by the Volker Commission, which investigated the Oil for Food scandal, as receiving allocations of 3 million barrels of oil — worth roughly $1.5 million. )
If not, maybe Senator Jay Rockefeller did.
Stating the obvious PING!!!
Ray Robison apparently translated the document prior to ABC also...
http://rayrobison.typepad.com/ray_robison/2006/03/russia_provides.html
Could this be the "embarrassment" of "allies" that some were worried about concerning the release of these documents?
I'm glad this is all coming out. What will emerge is the efforts of France and Russia to line their own pockets and backstab us....as well as enrich themselves with "Oil"
How perfectly ironic. The critics of the war blamed us for "fighting for oil"...and here, it wasn't the US that fought for oil, but Russia and the Europeans who were willing to shut their eyes to Saddam's tortuous regime as they enriched themselves with oil.
Could this be the "embarrassment" of "allies" that some were worried about concerning the release of these documents?
I'm glad this is all coming out. What will emerge is the efforts of France and Russia to line their own pockets and backstab us....as well as enrich themselves with "Oil"
How perfectly ironic. The critics of the war blamed us for "fighting for oil"...and here, it wasn't the US that fought for oil, but Russia and the Europeans who were willing to shut their eyes to Saddam's tortuous regime as they enriched themselves with oil.
I'm sure Pollyanna told them, to make friends !
This administration is DANGEROUSLY naive.
What exactly was it in Sandy Bergers pants ... hmmmm...
I believe this because of this one paragraph....the arrogance and naivety of third world muslims is legendary....and, yes, we take advantage of it....
A lot of good it did 'em!
What do you expect from a closet communist like Putin?
Huh?? 50 cents a barrel?
It was a "team" effort.
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I still think it was Dr. David Kelly who leaked the war plan, and was killed for it.
This should not be a surprise to anyone. The Russians where supporting Saddam. The Russians had their goons in Baghdad and elsewhere in the country until the invasion started, and most likely afterwards, before they flew out. Most probably it will eventually be found at least some of those convoys into Syria contained Russian documentation they did not want to leave behind. Most likely as much that could be shoved into their cargo planes etc., would have existed Saddam Int. asap.
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