[eyespysomething]

I know I shouldn't laugh, because this is deadly serious, this is what's going on in Iraq right now, but:

C. The Camels

Will be provided by the Directory of General Military Intelligence.

On another note, why in the heck did Negroponte delay this info saying it was only historical info, not pertaining to current situation? What's he hiding?

I swear I hate poli appointees and the politicians.

[Cannoneer No. 4]

The Goats will be provided by the Directorate of Morale Welfare and Recreation. After the brothers are done pleasuring themselves, the goats will be transferred to the Directorate of Subsistence.

[maine-iac7]

why in the heck did Negroponte delay this info

could be a lot of reasons we'll never know.

One of the files madame hitlery illegally took from FBI for blackmail materials?

payola?

cover butt for proof of incompetence - things might pop up that his dept should have known and didn't/did know but didn't act on???

There are many things we will never know except that people are subject to personal failures that can impact security (does Bill ring a bell?)

[jveritas]

They got this idea from the suicide terrorists in Lebanon using donkeys in their suicide attacks against the Israelis.

[brazzaville]

Good afternoon.
"...why in the heck did Negroponte delay this info saying it was only historical info, not pertaining to current situation? What's he hiding?"

We've got to assume that supposedly friendly nations and supposedly loyal Americans are going to be found in the documents.

W doesn't need a populace that is screaming for payback on Europe and screaming for an ex-President's head at the same time he is dealing with a hostile media and their buddies the DemocRATs in election years.

Michael Frazier

[FreedomNeocon]

On another note, why in the heck did Negroponte delay this info saying it was only historical info, not pertaining to current situation? What's he hiding?

He didn't say it wasn't pertinent, he said nothing in it would alter the current reality or situation. He thought it would hurt more on Iran/Syria issues (thinking of embarrassing allies), than it would help on the Iraq issue (which he considers 'in the past')

Of course its not a good argument, you'd have to totally ignore the impact of the president being impugned daily for a few years, and how that might play on the Iran/Syria issues. Or at least you'd have to prioritize that lower than the 'allies' bit. Which we now know (Russia against Iran sanctions) isn't worth it, and thus... we get the docs.

[Spunky]

"On another note, why in the heck did Negroponte delay this info saying it was only historical info, not pertaining to current situation? What's he hiding?"

US intelligence officials say nearly all the documents released have been given at least a cursory reading by Arabic experts. Beth Marple, Negroponte's deputy press secretary, said amateur translators won't find any major surprises, such as proof Hussein hid stockpiles of chemical weapons.

Still, conservative bloggers, eager to bolster the case for going to war against Iraq, have long argued for release of the documents. They gained a powerful ally last month in Michigan Republican Pete Hoekstra, chairman of the House Intelligence Committee. In an interview with blogger Andrew Marcus, Hoekstra called for Negroponte to release the documents online. ''Unleash the power of the Net," Hoekstra said. ''Let the blogosphere go." Kansas Republican Pat Roberts, chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, backed Hoekstra's proposal.

Within hours of the first release of documents, Shahda posted his first translation on the conservative website Free Republic. It was an Iraqi intelligence report of an interview with an Afghan informant that suggests -- but does not prove -- agents of Al Qaeda and the Taliban were active in Iraq before the Sept. 11 attacks.

According to an intelligence official who declined to be identified, Negroponte plans to release all documents that have no further intelligence value. Files that might help apprehend members of the Iraqi insurgency will remain under wraps. So will files that could violate the privacy or harm the reputations of innocent people. For instance, the Hussein regime used rape as a method of torture, and the government won't release documents containing the names of Iraqi rape victims. Nor will it release files mentioning Iraqi-Americans or other US citizens, such as journalists.

The remaining documents, the official said, will mainly provide insights into Hussein's rule. ''This stuff needs to be laid bare because it helps the democratic process in Iraq, like it did in South Africa, like it did in Germany," he said.

This is from the Boston Globe US Puts Iraqi Documents On The Web