[kevao]

The documents were destroyed because regulations required it.

Regulations required destroying intel on U.S. citizens after 90 days. Atta and the other three 9/11 terrorists identified by Able Danger were NOT U.S. citizens. Specter got the Pentagon lawyer to admit as much yesterday; so the regulations-required-that-we-destroy-the-documents argument is bogus.

[strategofr]

"Regulations required destroying intel on U.S. citizens after 90 days. Atta and the other three 9/11 terrorists identified by Able Danger were NOT U.S. citizens. Specter got the Pentagon lawyer to admit as much yesterday; so the regulations-required-that-we-destroy-the-documents argument is bogus."

Correct.