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To: Pikamax

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/08/09/AR2005080900661.html



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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.

Weldon did not provide details on how the intelligence officials identified the future hijackers and determined they might be part of a cell.

Defense Department documents shown to an Associated Press reporter Tuesday said the Able Danger team was set up in 1999 to identify potential al-Qaida operatives for U.S. Special Operations Command. At some point, information provided to the team by the Army's Information Dominance Center pointed to a possible al-Qaida cell in Brooklyn, the documents said.

However, because of concerns about pursuing information on "U.S. persons" _ a legal term that includes U.S. citizens as well as foreigners admitted to the country for permanent residence _ Special Operations Command did not provide the Army information to the FBI. It is unclear whether the Army provided the information to anyone else.

The command instead turned its focus to overseas threats.


44 posted on 08/10/2005 10:30:32 PM PDT by Calpernia (Breederville.com)
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To: Calpernia

I wuz lookin for you. Hehehe.


115 posted on 08/16/2005 8:46:16 PM PDT by Wingsofgold
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To: Calpernia

If you wuz to talk more, You'd be easier to find. :)


116 posted on 08/16/2005 8:47:01 PM PDT by Wingsofgold
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