1.  Define the following as used in the article:  allege (para. 1) fabrication (3) espionage (10) detriment (11)

2.  What does a newly released Pentagon report allege about Moscow and Saddam Hussein?

3.  What did Moscow say was the U.S.'s motive for publishing the Pentagon report?

4.  What evidence did the Pentagon report include to support the allegation?

5.  How did Secretary of State Rice respond to Russia's denial of the Pentagon report?

6.  What information about the Moscow/Saddam connection is included in the article (in addition to the Pentagon's report)?

7.  What might be Russia's motive for denying the Pentagon report?