Posted on 12/12/2005 4:22:13 PM PST by Ernest_at_the_Beach
December 10, 2005 - This past summer, Washington and the nation were shocked to learn that the US intelligence community knew in 00 that the 9/11 ringleader, Mohammed Atta was in the United States. This revelation became public knowledge when Lt. Colonel Anthony Shaffer appeared on TV and confirmed that his intelligence team, Able Danger, had this information a year prior to the attacks.
Pennsylvania Congressman Curt Weldon, made it his personal duty to get to the bottom of this and to learn who knew what information and when it was known. The Department of Defense is not allowing the truth to be known. In reaction, Weldon sent a letter signed by 246 representatives to Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, asking him to permit the Able Danger participants to testify in public. I had the honor of interview Representative Weldon on this very important topic:
The following is the transcripts of the interview with representative Weldon.
Question:For the record, please identify yourself with your name, and position in congress.
Answer: [My name is] Curt Weldon, Congressman from Pennsylvania.
Q: First, can you give me a short bio of the Able Danger group? What is it? Who formed it, etc?
A: Able Danger was a top-secret military planning operation, established in 999 by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff to identify cells of al-Qaida worldwide and to plan action to take out al Qaida terrorists. They identified five cells world wide, one of them that was in Brooklyn. The cells were all involving al Qaida operatives, and were involved in attacks around the world against innocent people.
Q: How many men were working in this group?
A: Able Danger consisted of approximately 20 direct individuals...................
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Caught REP Curt Weldon on Lou Dobbs Moneyline today saying that he has been told (DOD I presume) that some Able Danger participants will be allowed to testify at his hearing.....
Very interesting!
BUMP and hoping this will go back to the top of people's important issues to follow closely...
Imagine if Senator McCain cared about this. . .save his 'own name' on a torture bill. . .
I would not trust the motives of many of these Dems. . .personally think they could just be playing along. . .they know they can alway say.. .I signed on. . .before I signed off. . .before I signed on. . .
. ..and another; and bit rough cut. . .
The mainstream media has its own agenda. They do not want to print the facts. . . . It is outrages to me. With the exception of the New York Times, Fox news, and Lou Dobbs on CNN, the rest of the mainstream media has remained silent. . . .
Here you have a scandal that is bigger than Watergate; which was the scale that brought back a president of the United States. How they can ignore a scandal, a cover up that involved the killing of three thousand innocent people, when they made such a big fuss over Watergate, a cover up of a third rate burglary, is beside me.
[This shows], in my opinion more than ever, that there is such a liberal media bias in this country only to spin and tell those stories that are in [line] with the agenda of the reporters of the main stream media.
Again, with the exception of the [above]. . . and as you said talk radio, the rest of the main stream media has basically been silenced like a bunch of dumb monkeys.
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Am thinking the Demrats have no intention of letting this actually unfold in a 'timely' manner. . .
And do not understand Rumsfeld stringing this along either. . .though granted; he has had a 'lot on his plate'. . .the worst served up by Dems, of course. . .
p.s. . . .Agree!
What will it take however to get meaningful focus here. A 'lights on' inititative. . .ribbons. . .bumper stickers. . .'call your Congressman'. ..this thing seems to have a life of it's own.
That said, kudos to Curt Weldon.
How about a 'Weldon Award'! That could get some attention. . .make it an annual event; given for courage in the face of the most daunting - if not life-threatening - of circumstances on Capital Hill. . .
Any idea where a list could be found?
No. . .save for info already posted here and links. . .or by way of 'google'. . .
I tried looking in the Congressional Record to no avail, as yet.
. ..how about an 'SOS' vanitiy post?
(That said. . .What list are you looking for? The names of the Commission panel?)
The list of 246 representatives noted above.
Was a list ever found?
Hearing is now set for Feb 15:
No, not by me. Still waiting for my rep, Bart Stupakala to acknowledge me and my on-line research skills are so-so. (Sounds like a business opportunity.)
THAT said. . .look forward to this one; I hope no tongues have been tied. . .we can only wait and see.
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