[petitfour]

So what happened after Able Danger identified these al Qaeda members? Did they quit watching them because the terrorists were legally in the US? They could not pass off the information to the FBI, a law enforcement agency, but could they do the job of the Defense Department and defend the US from enemies?

[Bigh4u2]

"but could they do the job of the Defense Department and defend the US from enemies?"

The DOD and the CIA are prohibited by law to do any 'surveillance' on people once they are on American soil.

That is the job of the FBI, which was not privy to the information.

[CyberAnt]

Well .. you're assuming that the DEMOCRATS wanted to continue watching these people. Who knows that information ..?? Shelton was in charge of this group .. perhaps he will reveal what they did or didn't do with the information.