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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.

To me, the more troubling thing is how that information got to the Russians. If the article is correct, and that the Russians knew our war plans, how did they get them?

Now, I'm sure they have the ability to know general positions of our armed forces, but to know the exact numbers as well as the actual invasion plans is not something that an orbiting satellite can provide. They got this information from some source, and if what the article says is true then that source was very well informed (and thus not some grunt fresh from junior ROTC).

How was this information obtained?

Someone fed the info to CNN? I read where CNN was the only one that got the date right on when the war would start.

Exactamundo!

My first question.

Maybe Rockefeller gave it to the Russians on his pre-War trip to the Middle East. Anybody know if he visted Qatar when he was over there visiting Syria, Jordan, and Saudi Arabia?

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1521893/posts