Able Danger

“We were directed to take those 3M yellow
stickers and place them over the faces of
Atta and the other terrorists and pretend
they didn’t exist,” the intelligence
officer told GSN.

Inside Able Danger--The Secret Birth, Extraordinary Life and Untimely Death of a U.S. Military Intelligence Program SHAFFER: Based on direct knowledge, I know they were looking at -- and dealing with -- all these issues because a subsequent operation, the nickname of the operation was Dorhawk Galley, which happened in the spring of 2001, before 9/11, I had to talk to the general counsel about the same set of issues, because this had to do with the Internet and U.S. persons and open source information. I personally briefed George Tenet on this and I briefed the National Security Council twice. GSN: On the issue of open sourcing? SHAFFER: On the legal set of issues regarding Dorhawk Galley, which were compatible to the issues we were facing for Able Danger.

The "Able Danger" Senate Hearings -- September 21, 2005 REP. CURT WELDON: He was prepared to state as he told us that he had an Able Danger chart with Mohammed Atta identified on his office wall at Andrews Air Force Base until DOD Investigative Services removed it. ... MARK ZAID: Those within Able Danger were confident they weren't compiling information on U.S. persons. They were potentially people connected to U.S. persons.

YouTube - selects of Curt's call for Able Danger investigation

YouTube - Weldon: And one other thing...

Pentagon: Secret unit couldn't stop 9/11 Thomas Kean, the commission's co-chairman, said he hoped the report would put an end to discussion about Able Danger. "After this I don't know where it can go," Kean said.

"Mystery Woman" Told Military of Atta Long Before Sept. 11 The source of the photo, O'Connor now writes, is "a female contract employee of defense contractor Orion Scientific," nowadays a data-mining subsidiary of SRA with heavy Homeland Security involvements. This would appear to confirm an earlier assertion by Orion employee James D. Smith, who had also worked with Able Danger, "that Mr. Atta's name and photograph were obtained [in 2000] through a private researcher in California who was paid to gather the information from contacts in the Middle East." Since that story was already in the New York Times of Aug. 23, 2005, we wonder why it should take until now for a Pentagon inspector-general to "identify" someone who was working for the Pentagon in the first place.

Gorelick memo likely intended to enhance intelligence sharing, not prevent it

Able Danger and Unaccountability December 8, 2005

Complete 911 Timeline: Able Danger program

Curt Weldon on Able Danger

Support grows in Congress to allow testimony from 'Able Danger' on pre-9/11 intelligence

According to the Congressional Record, on June 19, 2003, Democrat Danny K. Davis joined Republican Curt Weldon in recognizing Moon's "effort to create an international council of religious leaders ... this body will provide a direct link between international leaders and the various religious peoples in their constituencies," Davis said. "We are grateful to ... the Reverend and Mrs. Sun Myung [Moon] for promoting the vision of world peace, and we commend their work."

Pentagon Probes Treatment of 'Able Danger' Officer By REUTERS November 9, 2005

Able Danger found Mohammed Atta connection to CIA network in Brooklyn

On the Sean Hannity program, Rep. Weldon said that members of the Able Danger team had also warned the former Clinton administration not to send the USS Cole to Yemen, 2 days before it was bombed, and are willing to testify to it under oath.

Pentagon revokes 9/11 officer's clearance September 30, 2005

Richard L. Shiffrin Visiting Professor of Law University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law Professor Shiffrin is a national security business sector consultant for Booz Allen Hamilton, a global strategy and technology advisory firm that counsels major inter- national corporations and governments around the world. He was the Deputy General Counsel (Intelligence) for the U.S. Department of Defense from 1998-2003.

"ABLE DANGER" HEARINGS September 21, 2005

‘Able Danger’ obstruction a concern" September 22, 2005

""Able Danger" Found Mohammed Atta Connection to Rahman's Network at El Farouq Mosque in Brooklyn?" -September 22, 2005

Missing Able Danger 'Atta' Chart in 2002 Video August 29, 2005

Probing Able Danger September 20, 2005

Felzenberg said the information about Atta was considered suspect because it didn't jibe with many other findings. For example, the intelligence officer said Atta was in the United States in late 1999, but travel records confirmed that he did not enter the country until late 2000. August 12, 2005

Press Conference of Rep Curt Weldon: 9/11 Commission and Operation "Able Danger" 9/11 Commission suppressed the evidence September 17, 2005 Pentagon Blocks Testimony at Senate Hearing on Terrorist September 20, 2005

Wikipedia: Able Danger

Shaffer Sources Say Rumsfeld Ordered That He Not Testify September 20, 2005

Pentagon Pushes to Hide 9/11 Mistakes September 20, 2005 (SD: They weren't mistakes.)

DATE: September 21, 2005 TIME: 09:30 AM ROOM: 226 Dirksen OFFICIAL HEARING NOTICE / WITNESS LIST: NOTICE OF COMMITTEE HEARING RESCHEDULED -- Wed., September 21, 2005 at 9:30 a.m. The hearing on “Able Danger and Intelligence Information Sharing” scheduled by the Senate Committee on the Judiciary for Wednesday, September 14, 2005 at 9:30 a.m. in Room 226 of the Senate Dirksen Office Building has been rescheduled to take place on Wednesday, September 21, 2005 at 9:30 a.m.

Sources: Pentagon Wants 'Able Danger' Hearings Closed FOX News has learned that committee Chairman Arlen Specter's office is vigorously resisting the request. September 16, 2005

Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing Regarding Able Danger/Intelligence Information Sharing Wednesday - September 21, 2005 | 09:30 AM Washington, D.C. Full committee hearing on "Able Danger and Intelligence Information Sharing." (Rescheduled from September 14) Witnesses: TBA Location: 226 Dirksen Senate Office Building. Contact: 202-224-5225 Senator Arlen Specter

A Pentagon employee was ordered to destroy documents that identified Mohamed Atta as a terrorist two years before the 2001 attacks, a congressman said Thursday.

Weldon doubts DoD on Able Danger September 8, 2005

Able Danger, Fools Rush In September 13, 2005

Pentagon Finds More Who Recall Atta Intel September 2, 2005

Able Danger adds twist to 9/11 9/11 Ringleader connected to secret Pentagon operation -August 27, 2005

Terrorism in Western Europe: An Approach to NATO’s Secret Stay-Behind Armies by Daniele Ganser

Did Bush meet with Zelikow in Idaho? August 28, 2005

Third Source Backs 'Able Danger' Claims About Atta -August 27, 2005 "I am absolutely positive that he [Atta] was on our chart among other pictures and ties that we were doing mainly based upon [terror] cells in New York City," Smith said.

Clinton, Clarke Were NEVER TOLD about ATTA & Gang being in US!! - Update 3 -August 26th, 2005

Cooperative Research Able Danger forum

Rice aide hid disbandment of Atta's trackers from 9/11 report -August 23, 2005

Must Read! The Neo-Con Able Danger Scandal -- Atta Coverup! UPDATE 5 -Aug 24th, 2005

Sen. Gorton's O'Reilly smackdown: "Nothing Jamie Gorelick wrote had the slightest impact on the Department of Defense or its willingness or ability to share intelligence" August 23, 2005

Instapundit Takes Gorelick Smear To New Lows August 22, 2005

DU discussion on Able Danger

Pentagon can't verify Able Danger claim Initial probe hasn't confirmed hijackers were watched before 9/11 -August 22, 2005

Shaffer and Atta August 20, 2005

Able Danger Fox Trot II: What Was Said In October 2003? -August 20, 2005

Able Danger August 19, 2005

Did the FBI Ignore 9/11 Warnings? August 19, 2005

Atta's Big Gamble. Plus: Jack Abramoff's Link To A Mysterious Saudi -- And Perhaps To Al Qaeda - August 19, 2005

ABLE DANGER UPDATE August 19, 2005

Able Dementia August 18, 2005 Let's stop asking "Why didn't the government catch Atta?" Let's ask "Why was tape placed over Atta's face at a time when the millennium plot was foiled? Why protect him and not Ressam?"

LTC Shaffer posts at Intel Dump August 18, 2005

Conservatives again misrepresented "wall" that purportedly inhibited intelligence sharing prior to 9-11

SHAFFER: Well, on the account thing, I don't understand it, because I've reread, and read, and reread their 12 August account. Their paragraph describing my meeting with them is not even in the ballpark with what happened.

Whitewashing the Protection of Terrorists on US Soil Nafeez Ahmed Exclusive: Well known Mid-East expert questions omission of "Able Danger" by 9/11 Commission

Officer Says Pentagon Barred Sharing Pre-9/11 Qaeda Data With F.B.I. -August 16, 2005

Lt. Col. Anthony Shaffer, who said he was associated with the "Able Danger" unit, said that during a 2003 meeting in Afghanistan, he mentioned that the unit had identified Sept. 11 ringleader Mohamed Atta along with three other hijackers as terrorist suspects.

Weldon wants answers on Atta 08/13/2005

DoD Lawyers to Blame for Able Danger Fiasco August 12, 2005

Did DoD lawyers blow the chance to nab Atta?

Reports: 9/11 clue hid in Tampa August 10, 2005

Congressman: U.S. Intel Knew 9/11 Plotters August 10, 2005

Four in 9/11 Plot Are Called Tied to Qaeda in '00 -August 9, 2005