Posted on 08/16/2005 1:56:21 PM PDT by spycatcher
Able Danger official identified. Delco Times columnist Gil Spencer, who has long covered Curt Weldon's Pennsylvania district, has just interviewed the Able Danger official who is going public tonight on Fox News. Spencer is the first journalist I am aware of to reveal the identity of the Able Danger official who originally briefed the 9/11 commission staff about Able Danger's findings back in October 2003 at Bagram Air Force Base in Afghanistan. That official is DIA Ltn. Col. Tony Shaffer. He served in a liaison capacity between Able Danger and the Special Operations Command (SOCOM) in Tampa, Florida, and he flew into Afghanistan with special ops in a boots on the ground capacity. (Shaffer confirmed to Spencer that he is indeed the "Anonymous" who has posted some comments about Able Danger over at Inteldump, by the way.) More soon on their interview. It's still a bit vague as to what exactly on Atta and the "Brooklyn cell" the Able Danger team came up with, but Shaffer did tell Spencer that the Able Danger team briefed then Special Ops commander, now Army Chief of Staff Pete Schoomaker on their findings. Shaffer also told Spencer that he had met with Pentagon intel czar Stephen Cambone in the E-ring today about the Able Danger issue, so clearly the Pentagon is paying attention. Stay tuned.
bttt
The poopoo is about to hit the fan.
Ping
When did Slick and the Beast know and what did they know, and what were they told?
I hope it is a really HUGE fan and that it accurately splatters the excrement where it belongs. Can you say "Bubba". ;-)
Someone warn him to watch out for New York Times reporters and former Clinton administration employees.
can he "go public" without authorization? I am confused as to whether he is still active in this program (if its still active), if he needs approval for this, etc.
When and what specific program?
Please tell me this man isn't a kook with an axe to grind..please.
Any idea what time it will be on Fox and which segment?
Unless this hits the MSM, don't bet on it having a major impact. Those POSs are still gatekeepers, and this won't make it past the gate.
When and what specific program?
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Great minds think alike. I just asked the same thing.
Just watch how differently the news media treats whistle-blower Shaffer compared to how they treated Joe Wilson...
Stock is that him?
what did the shrill know and when did she ignore it?
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