In a shocking revelation, it now appears that Sen. Pat Roberts and Rep. Peter Hoekstra were behind (with Bush approval) the releasing of step-by-step instructions on how to build a nuclear bomb, as well as biological/chemical weapons, to the public in hopes it would back up the claims that Iraq had WMDs. By releasing these sensitive documents, the Congressmen hoped that the public would be able to analyze the documents and help give intelligence agencies an idea as to how far along Iraq was in developing WMDs. All this against the advice of Director of National Intelligence, John Negroponte.

In other words, Hoekstra and Roberts released nuclear secrets for political gain, unconcerned that it undermined national security by dropping these nuclear secrets in the lap of anyone with an internet connection.

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