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Legal debate hobbled Able Danger
Norristown Times Herald ^ | 2/28/2006 | KEITH PHUCAS

Posted on 02/28/2006 5:34:30 PM PST by vadkins

Some traditional intelligence officials, however, seemed either skeptical or jealous of LIWA's capability. At one conference, "Able Danger" analysts identified four major al-Qaida hubs - the Middle East, East Africa, Balkans and the Far East - in about 90 minutes."Because we weren't an intelligence organization, we got a lot of bad press," he said. "Folks thought we were running fast and loose with the data."By April, the "Able Danger" team was told to end its support of SOCOM. During the month's long work stoppage, SOCOM's patience ran out, and the military command transferred the work to a Raytheon facility in Garland, Texas, and continued the effort.One of the million-dollar questions in Washington is who ordered the shut down."Nobody will admit sending down the order to do it," he said. "It came from somewhere up in the Pentagon."Many speculated that Richard Shiffrin, the Pentagon's deputy general counsel at the time, was to blame for the decision. Shaffer's testimony claims Army lawyer Tom Taylor cut off Army support for the project.

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TOPICS: Government; Military/Veterans; Politics
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Read the whole thing. This is shocking. The people at LIWA (part of the Army) who were working this Able Danger project had to get written permission to use the internet-because of military lawyers! These were military staff who were tasked to find terrorists so Americans could be protected. Lots of breaking news in this piece.
1 posted on 02/28/2006 5:34:35 PM PST by vadkins
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To: rodguy911

You will want to read this.


2 posted on 02/28/2006 5:35:24 PM PST by MNJohnnie ("Good men don't wait for the polls. They stand on principle and fight."-Soul Seeker)
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To: vadkins; ovrtaxt

Bum-Ping


3 posted on 02/28/2006 9:35:38 PM PST by brityank (The more I learn about the Constitution, the more I realise this Government is UNconstitutional.)
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DOMESTIC TERRORISM ALERT. Please let me know by freepmail if you want to be put on or taken off this list. Thanks.

Shakespeare said "First thing we do, let's kill all the lawyers." --Henry VI, Act 2

Fascinating article on the paralysis of common sense by the legal mindset.

4 posted on 03/01/2006 4:45:05 AM PST by ovrtaxt (Join the FR folding team!! http://vspx27.stanford.edu/cgi-bin/main.py?qtype=teampage&teamnum=36120)
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To: ovrtaxt

Have you ever watched the show the E-Ring? If even 1/10th of that show is correct, we're in serious trouble. The lawyers run the show.

I'll give this a read after I wake up fully. Thanks for the ping.


5 posted on 03/01/2006 4:47:33 AM PST by Peach
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To: vadkins

Every single government institution is infiltrated by those who hate this country and pray for it's demise.


6 posted on 03/01/2006 4:50:28 AM PST by OldFriend (HELL IS TOO GOOD FOR OUR MAINSTREAM MEDIA)
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To: Peach

I've never even heard of it! What channel? What's it about?


7 posted on 03/01/2006 4:58:09 AM PST by ovrtaxt (Join the FR folding team!! http://vspx27.stanford.edu/cgi-bin/main.py?qtype=teampage&teamnum=36120)
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To: ovrtaxt

I just checked the tv guide and it's not on this week. It's typically on Wednesday nights as I recall on one of the network channels (NBC or CBS).

It's about the Pentagon. An attorney is featured prominently who is assigned to working from the Pentagon as special forces and military plan operations.

Honest to Pete, the military doesn't SNEEZE without checking with the lawyers.


8 posted on 03/01/2006 5:01:49 AM PST by Peach
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To: Peach

Oh, network? No wonder I've never heard of it lol!

I can believe that though... my mom works for a franchise attorney, a variety of business law that actually contributes something to society. The stories that she tells me about about some of the other types of lawyers in her office.... ugh! I'm shocked that we get anything done at all in America.


9 posted on 03/01/2006 5:08:03 AM PST by ovrtaxt (Join the FR folding team!! http://vspx27.stanford.edu/cgi-bin/main.py?qtype=teampage&teamnum=36120)
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To: ovrtaxt

LOL. Some days I'm shocked we can do anything in America too.


10 posted on 03/01/2006 5:09:28 AM PST by Peach
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To: vadkins

Clintoon fired all the attorneys and stacked the deck with clintonistas. No wonder the government is a rotton mess.


11 posted on 03/01/2006 5:15:52 AM PST by mickie
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To: vadkins
This story is still invisible. No doubt that is why what should be a screaming national headline is only printed in a tiny eastern Pennsylvania newspaper which will be duly ignored.

The MSM would rather freak out about something which doesn't embarrass their friends than print an explosive story which does!

12 posted on 03/01/2006 6:21:55 AM PST by Gritty (The mainstream media think of this war on terror as Bush's war, not America's war - Richard Miniter)
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They cannot bring this out into the light without exposing the Clinton sales of sensitive and vital national security compromising technologies and information to the Chinese. That was why this was shut down.

Get this entire story exposure and Hillary won't get elected dogcatcher in a 100% Democrat district, especially not in New York. If they hadn't been so busy covering their asses, the WTC might still be standing.

13 posted on 03/01/2006 6:49:41 AM PST by Smokin' Joe (How often God must weep at humans' folly.)
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To: vadkins

The Clintoons flooded the military with liberal lawyers during their administration. It might take more than a decade to flush them out.


14 posted on 03/01/2006 7:56:17 AM PST by Grampa Dave (Visit Free Republic to enjoy shameless Schadenfreude as the lies of liberals are exposed!)
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To: ovrtaxt

I believe both Clintoons are lawyers. Could we start with them? :-)


15 posted on 03/01/2006 8:12:14 PM PST by auboy
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