Posted on 09/20/2005 9:08:30 PM PDT by bobsunshine
The data was destroyed in 2000. Clinton.
But some blame regarding not letting AD guys testify belongs with the Rumsfeld, sadly.
See #184...a Tony Gentry ordered it.
It could be a Rovian maneuver to create more media attention, though.
"Let the chips fall."
Agreed--wherever it leads.
Maybe they are trying to cover up someone who was named in a cell. I suppose it could all boil down to a cover up so they dont look like idiots but it seems there is something else behind it.
Bill Dugan up.
He's responsible to the Secretary DOD oversight program. Purpose is to allow DOD intel to carry out their functions and ensure their program affects US persons.
US persons is defined as more than just US citizens. Term also includes permanent resident aliens, corporations in the US, associations composed of resident aliens. Broader than just US citizens.
We operate under Executive Order issued by President Reagan in 1981.
Bill Dugan up.
He's responsible to the Secretary DOD oversight program. Purpose is to allow DOD intel to carry out their functions and ensure their program affects US persons.
US persons is defined as more than just US citizens. Term also includes permanent resident aliens, corporations in the US, associations composed of resident aliens. Broader than just US citizens.
We operate under Executive Order issued by President Reagan in 1981.
Also, LTC Schaeffer's classified info was destroyed in 2004!
Wm Dugan up, defining "person" under the Const. They needed to be protected
Dugan: Info on anti-war protestors, etc., collected. Info mis-used.
Ooooo, the dreaded 900 files of myth strike again. Those files have created more and stopped more than a hundred armies. There is nothing of importance in them in reality.
But don't let that stop you from answering all questions and solving all mysteries.
You all are getting your info ahead of me. I'm listening via the internet on C-Span.
Are you watching on T.V.?
Dugan: No one is tasked with collecting info on US citizens. We sometimes come across info that id's US citizens. THat's when the rules I mentioned kick in.
If the info is necessary to the conduct of counter-terrorism and falls into one of the 13 categories, then the intelligence component can collect it.
The list of 13 categories won't be listed entirely, but the ones most likely to be used are foreign intelligence, and threats to safety from terrorist agencies.
If the intel is proper for them to keep, then the information can be kept for 90 days to determine whether they can permanently be retained.
Dugan: I didn't think information I heard about was classified.
watching c-span 3 on my computer, and follo9wing this thread simultaneously.
Specter: And it was your job to know if anything was classified and to object?
Dugan: Yes.
Specter: Is this a posse comitatus issue?
Dugan: No.
Dude is hedging about hearing classified information. Says he hasn't heard anything he thinks is classified but his knowledge is limited. Why isn't there someone there that is well versed that could object?
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