Posted on 08/22/2005 7:37:04 AM PDT by bobsunshine
House Republican leaders approved in advance plans by a military intelligence official to go public with details of a top-secret Pentagon project code-named Able Danger.
Army Reserve Lt. Col. Tony Shaffer says the data-mining project identified Mohamed Atta and three of the other September 11 hijackers as members of an al Qaeda cell more than a year before the attacks.
"I spoke personally to Denny Hastert and to Pete Hoekstra," Col. Shaffer said. Mr. Hastert, Illinois Republican, is speaker of the House, and Mr. Hoekstra, Michigan Republican, is chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence.
"I was given assurances by [them] that this was the right thing to do. ... I was given assurances we would not suffer any adverse consequences for bringing this to the attention of the public," Col. Shaffer said.
Col. Shaffer said his conversations with Mr. Hastert and Mr. Hoekstra took place before he and members of the Able Danger team spoke as anonymous sources to reporters in the offices of Rep. Curt Weldon, Pennsylvania Republican, on Aug. 8.
Hastert spokesman Ron Bonjean said yesterday that he had no information about whether the meeting took place and had no comment to make. Mr. Hoekstra was said by staff to be out of the country.
Col. Shaffer also said he was given what he interpreted as tacit approval from senior Pentagon officials before going on the record to Fox News and the New York Times last week
(Excerpt) Read more at insider.washingtontimes.com ...
FR is not doing a very good job of riding this horse.
This is a much more important story than Sissy Sh*theel. It needs to stay constantly before the blogosphere at least. It'd be nice if even talk readio would hold up its end but it's not.
The major ping list operators need to get on this.
"So far, the MSM is doing a nice job spiking this story."
Maybe they're still waiting for the hard evidence this program identified Atta. I haven't seen it yet.
>>the hard evidence this program identified Atta
And there's another aspect to this.
The program could have been re activated in 2001.
"The program could have been re activated in 2001."
Maybe Bush II canned the program...Oh no! then we can't endlessly blame Clinton!!
< /sarcasm>
I"ll catch it again, I did miss the 1st 15 minutes. I noticed the history channel also leans to the left too. Did you read "the 3rd terrorist?" The author does the same, I think she voted for him. The book is great and I think deep down she knows who's fault it was.
Better for the Pentagon to go slowly and not disclose things that should not be disclosed.
the pentagon issued a statement today - it looks like the documents have been scrubbed.
He's getting some good support but we still need documents..........
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1468528/posts
Does anyone know how to contact Col. Shaffer?
E-Mail, snail mail or phone?
Probably can contact him through Weldon's office at:
http://curtweldon.house.gov/
Now why didn't I think of that?
Thank you very much bobsunshine - much appreciated!
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