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US Agency
Under Fire

Defense Intelligence Agency Director Lt. Gen. Vincent Stewart speaks at a House Intelligence Committee hearing on world wide threats on Capitol Hill in
Washington, Thursday, Feb. 25, 2016.

(AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Military Files, Emails Allegedly Deleted Amid Probe

DEB RIECHMANN against Islamic State mili- staff member who spoke pect that the Department ties in the Middle East.
Associated Press tants, the chairman of the on condition of anonymity of Defense will provide Navy Cmdr. Kyle Raines, a
WASHINGTON (AP) — Per- House Intelligence Com- because he was not au- these and all other relevant spokesman for CENTCOM,
sonnel at U.S. Central Com- mittee said Thursday. thorized to publicly disclose documents to the commit- said the combatant com-
mand have deleted files A whistleblower whose po- the information.“We have tee,” Rep. Devin Nunes said mand was fully cooperat-
and emails amid allega- sition was not disclosed been made aware that at a hearing on worldwide ing with the DOD’s probe
tions that intelligence as- told the committee that both files and emails have threats facing the United into the allegations.
sessments were altered material was deleted, ac- been deleted by personnel States. Central Command
to exaggerate progress cording to a committee at CENTCOM and we ex- oversees U.S. military activi- Continued on Page 3