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To: lurqer who wrote (21535)	7/7/2003 8:50:36 AM
From: stockman_scott	Respond to of 89467

<<...This election is shaping up like '72. And the consequences may be just as explosive...>> Interesting observation...Some folks are saying that IraqGATE could eventually force Bush to leave office -- I noticed that mainstream 'Meet The Press' spent over 1/2 hour yesterday on Iraq and potential lying about the reasons for going to war...Senator Carl Levin (the Ranking Minority Leader) on the Armed Services Committee has initiated his own investigation... levin.senate.gov FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 27, 2003 CONTACT: Press Office levin.senate.gov 202-228-3685 Levin Initiates Inquiry into Pre-War Intelligence Regarding Iraq WASHINGTON – Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich., the senior Democrat on the Senate Armed Services Committee, today directed his staff on the committee to begin an inquiry into the objectivity and credibility of the intelligence concerning the presence of weapons of mass destruction in Iraq immediately before the war and the alleged Iraq-al Qaeda connection, and the effect of such intelligence on Department of Defense policy decisions, military planning and conduct of operations in Iraq. Levin made the following statement announcing the inquiry: "The Department of Defense produces more intelligence than any other Department or Agency of the U.S. Government and it is a major user of intelligence. "I believe that the Armed Services Committee has a heavy responsibility to review on a comprehensive basis the intelligence produced by, made available to, and used by the Department of Defense before and during the Iraq war and the effect that intelligence had on Defense Department decisions and on military planning and operations. Therefore, I urged Senator Warner to move forward with an inquiry by the Armed Services Committee into the objectivity and credibility of the intelligence concerning the presence of weapons of mass destruction in Iraq immediately before the war and the alleged Iraq-al Qaeda connection, and the effect of such intelligence on Department of Defense policy decisions, military planning and conduct of operations in Iraq. "I suggested that Committee staff work together as one staff to review all relevant documents and to conduct interviews of defense, military and intelligence personnel. I also suggested that we request documents from various agencies (including DOD, CIA, State Department, DOE, the National Intelligence Council, and the Joint Atomic Energy Intelligence Committee) relevant to our inquiry, and that there be hearings - both open and closed, as appropriate and a public report, with classified annex if necessary, at the end of the inquiry. "Senator Warner has decided to wait until the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence concludes its review of the intelligence materials received from the Director of Central Intelligence. "Senator Warner has recognized that it is my prerogative to pursue this inquiry. He has also indicated that there may be instances along the way where his staff would join my staff. (See Senator Warner's attached letter.) "Accordingly, I have directed my Armed Services Committee staff to proceed and to keep Senator Warner, through his staff, informed on our work plan and to invite his staff to join with us at any time on any matter."