Able Danger: Cover-Up Worse Than Watergate?

The Rant.us ^ | November 11, 2005 | Barbara Anderson

[Marine_Uncle]

Thanks for post. Give em hell Kurt!

[streetpreacher]

PING!

[nopardons]

bttt

[nutmeg]

BTTT

[PLMerite]

When Nixon lied, no one died!!!

[jeremiah]

Scary stuff....

[Names Ash Housewares]

God I hope this gets legs. What will it take?
The average person has NO clue about Able Danger.

[carlo3b]

Is DU empty tonight or have you just too much time on your hands?

[THX 1138]

OK, first we indict Bill Clinton...

[pawdoggie]

I ask myself the question: why would the White House and the Republican leadership not wholeheartedly embrace Mr. Weldon, and his crusading zeal to get the full "Able Danger" story out to the American people; especially now, when the President is being forced to fight back against his Democrat detractors? These are the possibilities that "suggest themselves" to me.

1. There is no "there" there. The Able Danger information is either not as potentially explosive as Congressman Weldon believes it is, or too much of it has already been consigned to the shredders (for whatever reason, political or procedural) to constitute "proof" of anything. 2. "The Republicans are withholding the Able Danger information because all the politicians in Washington are 'good old boys and girls' who watch each others' backsides" (AKA: the Rush Limbaugh theory). 3. Key Republicans are "sitting on" the (presumably explosive) information until a more politically propitious time (e.g. a 2006 election "October Surprise"). 4. While some of the "Able Danger" testimony/ evidence might prove embarrassing to the Clinton Administration in the same sense that the National Security Briefing entitled "Al Qaeda Still Intends to Strike the US" was embarrassing to Condi Rice and the Bush Administration, there is no clear cut "smoking gun" to Bill Clinton's office (that can't be knocked down by the MSM). 5. There is substance to the "Able Danger" information, but it is a "two-edged" sword that could bite back at the Bush Administration (e.g. Bush Administration figures may have been briefed about "Able Danger" findings prior to 9/11). 6. The Bush Administration may view the "Able Danger" information as falling under the heading of "not yet releasable/declassifiable", or they may see releasing "Able Danger" information as a matter of "executive privilege".

If anyone else has other ideas along to explain why most Republicans aren't ready to jump on the Representative Weldon bandwagon, I'd like to hear them.

[jwh_Denver]

Is DU empty tonight or have you just too much time on your hands?

Essentially, what do you think this article is saying then?

[DannyTN]

because stories about government failures, aren't as likely to hurt the political party that caused the failure as they are to hurt the political party currently in control.

[Eva]

It seems as though this would be an excellent time to open an investigation into Able Danger and those responsible.

[Eva]

It seems as though this would be an excellent time to open an investigation into Able Danger and those responsible.

[pepsionice]

I think Able Danger posed a threat that cross into political parties (both Republican and Democrat). Based on the type of analysis being done...these intel guys could see cash flowing in and out of the country...not only from terrorists, but also special interest groups. Both political parties are being paid millions on the side...to support their political campaigns and ambitions...and they have little choice but to take money from Taiwan, Russia, Saudi Arabia, and anyone else who needs favor done. This is likely the chief reason to close down the operation. Finding data on terrorists wouldn't be a trigger...but finding any politican with corrupt cash would be a major trigger. And this is the main reason why you don't see politicans rushing to assemble the team today (look around...you don't see any Senator or congressman asking them to do it). There is a reason for that. And its not terrorism.

[pawdoggie]

And this is the main reason why you don't see politicans rushing to assemble the team today (look around...you don't see any Senator or congressman asking them to do it). There is a reason for that. And its not terrorism.

I have to say that this "other than terrorism" explanation hadn't crossed my mind. I also have to say that I hadn't heard or read that LTC Shaffer or any of the other "Able Danger" principles had advanced this theory.

[pepsionice]

Able Danger saw every financial transaction that came into the country...Shaffer will admit that part easily. Then ask just how far this financial analysis could go...and my guess is that Shaffer will answer "anywhere".

Go out to Yahoo and type in Don Johnson and the German investigation. Don Johnson, our favorite Miami Vice character...was caught a couple of years ago coming into Germany and about to head into Switzerland...in a large private limo...and lots of bank documents (into the billions supposedly). He was simply a VIP type who a number of businessmen thought would be a good courier, and bring these documents out of the US and deposit them into a Swiss bank. The Germans sat there and started putting alot of info together on the connections involved. Don was finally allowed to leave....but his courier service terminated at that point. There are billions moved in and out of the US every year...illegally. Able Danger would really start to tell alot about our corruption in government and the business sector....simply by noting the money trail.