Condoleeza Rice on the Able Danger list?
Probably millions of Americans, and others.
Able Danger most likely and illegal spying/data mining operation. The worry from the top is not whether they i.d.'d Atta or not - other terrs were known and nothing done about them - the worry is exposing the whole operation.
IMO
My question is what would any agency have done about Atta and others if information WAS shared?
My guess, NOTHING.
Shermy Troll, terrorists killing 3,000 people in cold blood is a lot more scary than Condoleeza Rice's name popping up on a database - if in fact it did.
No, it was most definitely not illegal. That was made abundantly clear in the hearing today.
There were two sets of input data. One was purely public domain, readily available info purchased from a private corporation.
The other set was a combination of that info and classified info. That data was only handled by intel people, whereas the other set (pubic info only) was handled by both intel people and private contractors.
Data mining itself is not illegal. The debate today largely centered around the relationship of data mining to Posse Comitatus, and there was no testimony brought forth that suggested a violation of law.