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Article: INTERNET SALES OF MILITARY EQUIPMENT:CHRISTOPHER SHAYS
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- Congressional Testimony
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- April 10, 2008
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Congressional Testimony
04-10-2008
Opening Statement of Christopher Shays Ranking Member Subcommittee on National
Security and Foreign Affairs Committee on House Oversight and Government
Reform Subcommittee on National Security and Foreign Affairs April 10,
2008 Thank you, Chairman Tierney, for continuing the work of this Subcommittee
concerning Department of Defense (DOD) controls on sensitive military equipment.
In 2002, our Subcommittee discovered DOD had been selling top grade chemical
protective suits to the public while military units were waiting in line
to acquire the same gear. In 2003, we determined DOD was selling items
on the Internet that could be used to make a biological warfare ...