[El Gato]

According to Weldon, Able Danger identified Atta, Marwan al-Shehhi, Khalid al-Mihdar and Nawaf al-Hazmi as members of a cell the unit code-named "Brooklyn" because of some loose connections to New York City.

Weldon said that in September 2000 Able Danger recommended that its information on the hijackers be given to the FBI "so they could bring that cell in and take out the terrorists." However, Weldon said Pentagon lawyers rejected the recommendation because they said Atta and the others were in the country legally, so information on them could not be shared with law enforcement.

Makes no sense. If they were members of a terrorist group, and didn't reveal that information, they weren't in the country legally, but under false pretenses. If I find out the guy next door is a mass murderer from Lower Slobovia, I'm not going to keep the information to myself just because he's in the country on a "valid" visa.

[Publius6961]

If I find out the guy next door is a mass murderer from Lower Slobovia, I'm not going to keep the information to myself just because he's in the country on a "valid" visa.

IF you're an incompetent working for the CIA, that, apparently is exactly what you 'd do.

The ultimate refuge of the incompetent: it's the law.

Which brings us back to the question obvious to anyone with an IQ greater than 12: What kind of a law was that? who pushed it?

Why?

"Good intentions" will not excuse this enormous national security blunder. I suspect that Jabba "the Swimmer" the Hutt had a hand in all this also...