Kleinstadt received the orders to destroy the Able Danger database. Specter's insistence that the hearings go forward probably hinges on Kleinstadt's ability to testify to the information that got destroyed, who ordered its destruction, and why. From that point, the committee could unravel an entire command sequence that will uncover how Able Danger got missed by the 9/11 Commission.
Let the butt-covering begin!
18 posted on 09/21/2005 2:42:53 AM PDT by ovrtaxt
(Stop the looting! The IRS hates competition.)