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U.S. Rice Tells Russia to Probe Iraq Intelligence Leak U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Tuesday reiterated the United States demand that Russia conduct a “serious investigation” into reports that Moscow gave Saddam Hussein information on U.S. war plans for Iraq in 2003. The Xinhua news agency said that Rice spoke by telephone to Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Tuesday about the alleged intelligence-sharing between Russia and Iraq before the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq three years ago. “She asked him to look into this question about documents passed to the Iraqis and conduct a serious investigation,” The agency quoted deputy State Department spokesman Adam Ereli as saying. Rice will raise the matter with Lavrov when they are due to meet Thursday in Berlin for international consultations on Iran’s nuclear program, State Department spokesman Sean McCormack said on Monday. In a report on Friday, the Pentagon alleged that in the early period of the Iraq war in 2003, Russia provided Saddam Hussein with information on U.S. military movements. The allegation has prompted the U.S. anger at the Russians. “We would take very seriously any suggestion that this may have been done, maybe to the detriment of American forces,” Rice said in an interview on Sunday. Republican Senator Pat Roberts, chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, vowed Sunday to investigate the matter. Russia’s foreign intelligence service has denied the Pentagon report. Lavrov called the charges “politically motivated.” --------------------------------------------------- Please help our fight against the New World Order by giving a donation. As bandwidth costs increase, the only way we can stay online and expand is with your support. Please consider giving a monthly or one-off donation for whatever you can afford. You can pay securely by either credit card or Paypal. Click here to donate. |
