Able Danger: Witnesses now allowed to testify (DOD changes mind)

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[slowhand520]

ABLE DANGER [Kathryn Jean Lopez] In from Specter's committee office: Washington, D.C.--Senator Arlen Specter (R-PA), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary, will hold a second hearing on Operation Able Danger on October 5, 2005.

In the initial hearing held on September 21, 2005, the Department of Defense refused to produce five key witnesses relating to the identification of 9/11 hijacker Mohamed Atta. The Department of Defense has now changed their position and will make the witnesses available in a public hearing. The Committee will focus on obtaining corroborating evidence as to what occurred with the pre-9/11 charts and information which were allegedly destroyed by order of DoD personnel.

[slowhand520]

You are absolutely correct. If we find out that someone in the Clinton adm. had the documents destroyed the MSM would report it as "Apparently some low level staffer in a former administration accidentally had the documents destroyed"

[bmwcyle]

Keep the faxes, mail, and calls coming. It is working.

[mrmargaritaville]

Let's just hope that the witness doesn't go near Ft. Marcy Park between now and the time of the testimony.

[hophead]

"Nice coordination with W coming back at Slick Willie in another article about BJ's failure to do something about terrorism and dead Americans during his 1990's 8 year orgy.

W needs to slam the libs badly again and again."


This need to be a coordinated effort on the part of ALL Republicans. I took a lot of flack here yesterday when I questioned if Bush is finally getting a backbone on this type of thing (not on the war against terrorists as some have thought I meant). I just see the right as the guy in the left corner that keeps getting jabs and under-cuts and just keeps dancing around without throwing anything but glancing blows. It is time to throw a barrage of connecting hits. They need to put the left in defense mode again.

[dljordan]

"But why the change of heart? I hope the DOD didn't use arm twisting and intimidation tactics to these guys"

I can't believe they'd give up that easily.

[TomGuy]

...no longer trying to be "civil" with the Xlintoon's and hide their treasonous behavior.

Or am I being too optomistic?

I'll believe it when I see it. So far, Bush has been complicit in covering for Clinton, now for 5 years. Maybe Clinton's most recent attack opened Bush's eyes. But I wouldn't hold out too much hope.

[eyespysomething]

lol!

[txhurl]

I've never seen such studious ignoring of anything by the dems over able danger except maybe chappaquidick.

This lifts my heart. Go Schaffer.

[auboy]

Buddy ate them.

[mickie]

I think W is really pissed. Can you blame him after he was so nice to the clintoons?

W has taken off the gloves and will smack bill simple!.
He has gotten away with several times criticizing the President, and the old saying "give him enough rope and he'll hang himself"......must be working.

Don't mess with Texas!

[golfisnr1]

Clinton must have really PO'ed W.
Gotta love it.

[cwb]

Apparently, Weldon thinks that Rummy may also have some things to hide. I was listening to him on Savages show a couple nights ago and he mentioned how one of Rummy's deputies (Steve Camone or something like that?) may have been told about AD back in March, 2001.

[prairiebreeze]

Good!

[madison10]

Not letting them testify would have been a REALLY bad PR move during war time. They're just gonna have to take their lumps & pass the rest on to the slimy Clintons.

[ravingnutter]

That was my theory as well. Also, the hearings last week were overshadowed by the hurricane coverage. Hopefully, the new hearings will be held during a clear news cycle.

[CaptSkip]

By Rummy saying he would not permit open testimony the press jumped all over the story, asking questions. It now guarantees the media will cover it.

Excellent observation of Bush strategery.

[Yaelle]

By Rummy saying he would not permit open testimony the press jumped all over the story, asking questions. It now guarantees the media will cover it.

Hmm, this makes as much sense as anything else. Don't go into the Briar Patch.

[slowhand520]

Very ROVEian

[BushisTheMan]

Anyone still have Kristin Breitweiser's e-mail? I want to drop her a note.

[YaYa123]

thanks for the info!