Posted on 09/16/2005 4:57:30 PM PDT by Roamin53
Sources: Pentagon Wants 'Able Danger' Hearings Closed Friday, September 16, 2005
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WASHINGTON — The Pentagon is pressuring the Senate Judiciary Committee to close to the public next week's hearings on a former secret military intelligence unit called "Able Danger," two congressional sources have confirmed to FOX News.
Witnesses from the Pentagon are expected to testify at that hearing; that's why they want it classified. FOX News has learned that committee Chairman Arlen Specter's office is vigorously resisting the request.
Some former Able Danger analysts and Rep. Curt Weldon (search) say the formerly clandestine intelligence unit identified Mohammed Atta (search) and three other of the Sept. 11, 2001, hijackers one year before the attacks that left over 3,000 people dead. They also claim that their repeated requests to turn over the information to the FBI were ignored.
Weldon said a former Army officer will testify next week that he was also ordered to destroy data that included reference to Atta.
"In the summer of 2000, he was ordered and, or, he would go to jail if he didn't comply," the Pennsylvania Republican said. "He was ordered to destroy 2.5 terabytes of data specific to Able Danger, the Brooklyn [terror] cell and Mohammad Atta. He will name the person who ordered him to destroy that material."
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Oh boy, here we go. The odor of fish is permeating the air. Did someone in the front row say "cover up"?
Put them behind a black curtain and scramble their voices... its been done before.
what the hell is going on up there? Sandy Berger gets a wrist slap, now this is going to be buried.
its not their identities they want hidden - its what they have to say.
Prepare for stonewalling, denials, and "I don't recall" type evasions...
There it is, the summer of 2000 is the when the order was given.
pissed off bump....
the ranking officers at the pentagon are the ones installed by who? bill (i loathe the military) clinton!
You have to backtrack in time to find the real source of what is happening! just like the homosexual pedophiles in the church, they were being trained in the seminaries beginning in the later 1960's. They are now in the church hieirchy.
The military colonels and generals have been in for 15-20 years about the time clinton came into power. Does anyone remember the huge purge of officers and generals right after clinton took power? Someone had to take their places.
Your right, I read it to fast. Pentagon lawyers CYA operation in effect.
HELL NO!!!
Screw that!
Wonder who that could be? We need to know.
Who were the Chief of Staffs etc during that time? I'd say the order would have to come from someone VERY high up in command........CIC maybe ......NAW...Couldn't be.... He was too busy doing other things.
Lets see...who was President?
I agree it should be closed to the public if any classified information is to be discussed. But it should be open when they are talking about Atta and the wherabouts of those files.
Holy Sh_t!
This stinks.
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