[Mike Darancette]

that panel staff members have found no documents or other witnesses to back up claims made by a U.S. Navy officer, who told the commission staff in July 2004 that he recalled seeing Atta's name and...

"Nor do any of the staff notes on documents reviewed in the [Defense Department] reading room indicate that Mohamed Atta or any of the other future hijackers were mentioned in any of those documents

This does not even come close to passing the smell test.

OBTW: Is that the same reading room where Burger was stuffing his pants?

[p_n_m]

It sounds to me like they are saying that an officer lied to them. Was this officer under oath? Leaves more questions for the chairpersons than answers to me.

[rwa265]

You think maybe Jamie's staff had a paper shredder?