WASHINGTON, Nov. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi
released the following statement today on media reports that U.S. troops
witnessed looting at the Al Qaqaa but were powerless to stop it:
"Media reports that U.S. troops witnessed the looting of the Al Qaqaa
ammunition depot in April 2003 and informed their superiors, but were
powerless to stop it because they did not receive the reinforcements they
requested are the latest blows to the Defense Department's credibility.
"The fact these reports come to light just two days after a national
election in which the missing explosives were at issue raises serious
questions: how long has the Bush Administration been aware of these eyewitness
accounts of looting? Why was the existence of this information, which so
clearly contradicted public explanations given by Pentagon officials, kept
from the American people?
"The American people deserve the truth. Congress must convene hearings
during the lame duck session this month to determine whether the
Administration spent more effort in concealing the truth than in making sure
that material that could threaten U.S. troops did not fall into the hands of
insurgents or terrorists."
SOURCE Office of House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi
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