Posted on 09/10/2005 4:51:51 AM PDT by Perdogg
I'm looking forward to AD picking up steam again.
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With regard to sensitive data "U.S. Person" has specific meaning.
It has to do with who or what the person is representing and can include some non-citizens and exclude some citizens.
My guess is that in the quoted passage it implies that the data was destroyed using the now worn and oft disgraced allegation that it might reveal information on sources.
My insightful guess is that the database could turn up prominent Washington folks with curious foreign connections. This was done in 2000. Why would you want a database like that around for the next Administration to look at?
The segment just talked about Able Danger and how they uncovered information about the cell through "data mining" but weren't allowed to share the data with the FBI because the group held valid visas.
the story the MSM wishes would die on the vine.
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Clinton Legacy bump
"Can some insightful Freeper please hypothesize about what was really going on here?"
Gorelick and Clinton built a wall between domestic and foreign intelligence. There was always such a divide created by law---to protect US citizens from the "bad boys" in the CIA, etc. However, Gorelick went way beyond the law to build the wall to extreme heights, crippling our security. The probable motive of the organized hard left people who control Bill and Hillary was, in my opinion, to facilitate terrorism.
The Able Danger group stumbled on Mohammed Atta as a very suspicious Arab in the US that might be a terrorist. They were not sure about it or anything. They didn't see 9-11 right around the corner or anything. But they had huge suspicions and wanted to investigate, watch him, etc.
They were completely prohibited from doing so by Pentagon lawyers. It was upsetting, but they went on with their lives and sort of forgot about it (hoping for the best). Then 9-11 came and they realized what had happened.
While the main burden of this falls on the Clinton administration, the level of current coverup seems to clearly indicate that the Bush administration must have also made some mistakes related to this case. Hence, the complete coverup.
Thankyou!
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The Clintonazis/Leninists' Politburo rewrites history with planted stories aided by the Clinton coprophagiac media darlings. Sandy Cheese Bergler got caught in his attempt and only paid with embarrasment, cash and losing his security clearnace until Hitlary can return to master us again. She'll pick her next Mt. Carmel target to remind us that she is back in control of us; it worked at Waco.
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You're welcome.
There is one statement, I should point out, that is completely beyond the FR mainstream:
"The probable motive of the organized hard left people who control Bill and Hillary was, in my opinion, to facilitate terrorism."
the rest is a reasonable, FR view.
I think more likely they wanted to impede justice to support their cronyism.
I also wonder why W has been turning a deaf ear to the previous administration's shenanigans. I do not believe, as you suggest it is to keep their own misdeeds from being exposed. I believe it is simply because he is an ethical gentleman and does not want to be involved with prosecuting his predecessor.
Here on FR, they might call me a Bushbot for that. But there a lot of sleeper DUmmies here with older signup dates.
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