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Title: Witnesses in Defense Dept. Report Suggest Cover-Up of 9/11 Findings
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URL Source: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/201 ... report-suggest-cover-findings/
Published: Oct 5, 2010
Author: Catherine Herridge
Post Date: 2010-10-05 09:21:37 by Ada
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A document obtained and witnesses interviewed by Fox News raise new questions over whether there was an effort by the Defense Department to cover up a pre-9/11 military intelligence program known as "Able Danger." At least five witnesses questioned by the Defense Department's Inspector General told Fox News that their statements were distorted by investigators in the final IG's report -- or it left out key information, backing up assertions that lead hijacker Mohammed Atta was identified a year before 9/11. Atta is believed to have been the ringleader of the Sept. 11 hijackers who piloted American Airlines Flight 11 into the World Trade Center. Claims about how early Atta first tripped the radar of the Department of Defense date back to 2005, but those claims never made it into the Inspector General's report. The report was completed in 2006 and, until now, has been available only in a version with the names of virtually all of the witnesses blacked out. Fox News, as part of an ongoing investigation, exclusively obtained a clean copy of the report and spoke to several principal witnesses, including an intelligence and data collector who asked that she not be named. The witness told Fox News she was interviewed twice by a Defense Department investigator. She said she told the investigator that it was highly likely a department database included the picture of Atta, whom she knew under an alias, Mohammed el-Sayed. The Defense Intelligence Agency has blocked a book about the tipping point in Afghanistan and a controversial pre-9/11 data mining project called "Able Danger." YOU MIGHT ALSO BE INTERESTED IN Ford To Build Second Engine Plant In China Boehner: Dems Have Time for Comedy, Not Tax Cuts, in Congress 5 Ways to Cut Credit Cards From Your Life Probe Of BP Well Blowout Raises Possibility Of Cracks High School Coach Moons Fans During Game "When it came to the picture, (the investigator) he was fairly hostile," the witness told Fox News. She said it seemed the investigator just didn't want to hear it. "Meaning that he'd ask the same question over and over again, and, you know, you get to the point you go, well, you know... it's the same question, it's the same answer." The IG report didn't accurately reflect her statements to investigators, she said, adding that she doesn't think the investigator simply misunderstood her. Lt. Col Tony Shaffer, an operative involved with Able Danger, said he was interviewed three times by Defense investigators. He claims it was an effort to wear down the witnesses and intimidate them. Two other witnesses, one a military contractor and the other a retired military officer, said they had the same experience. The two witnesses spoke to Fox News on the condition of anonymity because they said they feared retaliation. A fifth witness told Fox that statements to investigators were ignored. "My last interview was very, very hostile," Shaffer told Fox News last month before he was ordered by the department not to discuss portions of his book, "Operation Dark Heart," which included a chapter on the Able Danger data mining project. When asked why the IG's report was so aggressive in its denials of his claims and those of other witnesses -- that the data mining project had identified Atta as a threat to the U.S. before 9/11 -- Shaffer said Defense Department was worried about taking some of the blame for 9/11. However, It still isn't clear how -- or whether -- the information on Atta could have been used to the disrupt the Sept. 11 attacks. "The big picture was not Atta, not so much the chart," Shaffer said. "The fact is this: That we had a pre-9/11 Department of Defense operation focused on taking action against Al Qaeda globally." Specifically, the Defense Intelligence Agency or DIA wanted the removal of references to a meeting between Shaffer and the executive director of the 9/11 Commission, Philip Zelikow, removed. Shaffer alleges that in that meeting, which took place in Afghanistan, the commission was told about Able Danger and the identification of Atta before the attacks. Shaffer, who was undercover at the time, said there was "stunned silence" at the meeting. No mention of this was made in the final 9/11 Commission report. "Dr. Philip Zelikow approached me in the corner of the room. 'What you said today is very important. I need you to get in touch with me as soon as you return from your deployment here in Afghanistan,'" Shaffer said. Once back in the U.S., Shaffer says he contacted the commission, but without explanation, the commission was no longer interested. Last month, the Defense Department took the highly unusual step of buying and destroying 9,500 copies of Shaffer's book "Operation Dark Heart" at a cost of $47,000 to U.S. taxpayers. Click here to see Defense Intelligence Agency, or DIA, letter objecting to parts of the book. When asked whether Defense Department stood behind the IG report's findings, Col. Dave Lapan, the acting deputy assistant Secretary of Defense said in a statement to Fox News dated Oct. 6, "The investigation found that prior to September 11, 2001, Able Danger team members did not identify Mohammed Atta or any other 9/11 hijacker. While four witnesses claimed to have seen a chart depicting Mohammed Atta and possibly other hijackers or "cells" involved in 9/11, the investigation determined that their recollections were not accurate." As for retaliation against Shaffer who said he lost his security clearance as a result of speaking out about Able Danger, Lapan said "The investigation found that DIA officials did not reprise against LTC Shaffer, in either his civilian or military capacity, for making disclosures regarding Able Danger or, in a separate matter, for his earlier disclosure to the DIA IG regarding alleged misconduct by DIA officials that was unrelated to Able Danger." Separately, Fox News has obtained a letter that challenges the Defense Department's claim. In October 2006, then Rep. Christopher Shays, chairman of the Subcommittee on National Security, Emerging Threats and International Relations, wrote to Shaffer's supervisor, Maj. Gen. Elbert Perkins, about the revocation of his clearance.. "Based on investigation of security clearance retaliation, it appears the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) used the security clearance system in an improper manner against LTC Shaffer and did not follow DOD security clearance guidelines," Shays, R-Conn., wrote. Click here to se Shays' letter to Perkins. In this case, the letter stated that the allegations used by the DIA to justify pulling Shaffer's security clearance included "the alleged misuse of a government cell phone in the amount of $67.00 and the alleged misfiling of a travel voucher for $180.00...these were not uniformed code of military justice (UCMJ) issues -- that there was no basis for punitive action and should be dealt with administratively...This decision cleared the way for LTC Shaffer's promotion, and his current 'good' standing in the Army Reserve.." This investigation is part of an ongoing series, "Fox News Reporting.” Earlier this year, the series special "The American Terrorist" uncovered new details about the American cleric Anwar al-Awlaki, who is linked to the attempted Christmas Day bombing, and about efforts by the FBI to track and recruit him for intelligence purposes after 9/11.
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#1. To: Ada (#0)
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The relationship between morality and liberty is a directly proportional one.
At this point yes. Corruption has become the primary function of the U.S. Feral Government. And that is not hyperbole. One can look at the operations of agencies such as FBI, FDA, USDA, EPA, NOAA, NASA, CIA, NSA, NRO, and on and on and it is corruption as far as the eye can see. Even if we began today with investigations and disentangling it would take a generation to clean up the U.S. Feral Government to some level of actual honest operation. The FBI and CIA should be put on the chopping block wholesale as they are one of the primary origin and enforcement points for the corruption. Every Military Officer above the rank of Lt. Col. should be summarily fired. Firing Squads would not be out of order.
"One of the least understood strategies of the world revolution now moving rapidly toward its goal is the use of mind control as a major means of obtaining the consent of the people who will be subjects of the New World Order." K.M. Heaton, The National Educator
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The relationship between morality and liberty is a directly proportional one.
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The relationship between morality and liberty is a directly proportional one.
Absolutely. Although the IRS is NOT a government agency but is chartered as a private corporation in Puerto Rico (which is why Puerto Rico will not become a State as then the IRS immediately, under U.S. law becomes subject to the RICO Statutes). And the Dept. of re-Education is one of the primary sources of the policies that have resulted in the deliberate dumbing down of America.
"One of the least understood strategies of the world revolution now moving rapidly toward its goal is the use of mind control as a major means of obtaining the consent of the people who will be subjects of the New World Order." K.M. Heaton, The National Educator
Thanks. "One of the least understood strategies of the world revolution now moving rapidly toward its goal is the use of mind control as a major means of obtaining the consent of the people who will be subjects of the New World Order." K.M. Heaton, The National Educator
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The relationship between morality and liberty is a directly proportional one.
Not handy - I had it on an old drive that died with the computer. I'd have to research it out again. You can probably find it with a quick search on a reliable non-google search engine. Google increasingly seems to be prioritizing results and shifting stuff way back into the mush. I use ixquick a lot of the time for big searches.
"One of the least understood strategies of the world revolution now moving rapidly toward its goal is the use of mind control as a major means of obtaining the consent of the people who will be subjects of the New World Order." K.M. Heaton, The National Educator
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The relationship between morality and liberty is a directly proportional one.
and see, some of this info above was disclosed by Fox. fox is a propaganda network, but to give it credibility some real news is allowed. part of the propaganda matrix. enough real news to give us cognitive dissonance and divide us. the population is psychologically afflicted and demoralized as well as deceived on a large scale. while everybody who pursues a military career eventually learns that lies are the norm and truth is suspect. must follow orders and speak as required to get the pension.
Psalms 137:1 By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down, yea, we wept, when we remembered Zion.
The key to good disinformation practice is to give just enough good evidence and information to keep the suckers hooked. As well I suspect that there are lot of hidden manipulations embedded in the video transmission signal - everything from mood control frequencies to complementary subliminals. That is one of the reasons I no longer watch television AT ALL. The science of using subliminals and control frequencies is a subject well studied by our Feral Government. The CIA has been working on it since the 50's when Vance Packard published his book "The Hidden Persuaders". And that's a fact Jack. It is too bad the left is so averse to serving in the military, because it has one chief lesson to teach, and that is how it feels to live under the smothering throttle of a super socialist state, and that is how the military operates. Cradle to grave conformity to a set of unwritten rules on behavior and speech a violation of which instantly puts you on "the list". Step out of line and express a forbidden thought or speech and you instantly are identified as someone with an "attitude problem". While I never found out why I was never even allowed to even apply for a TS Clearance. Something in my background was soooooo disqualifying that it was "you need not apply", and I have NO criminal record other than a Jaywalking Ticket and being nabbed at 17 for having a beer in hand.
"One of the least understood strategies of the world revolution now moving rapidly toward its goal is the use of mind control as a major means of obtaining the consent of the people who will be subjects of the New World Order." K.M. Heaton, The National Educator
that is an excellent decision, I congratulate you. currently, I am in a tv- watching mode and I know it should end. For about 10 years I had the cable tv unplugged and watched very little tv that time. the last year or two I've had the cable and now I'm thinking I should get rid of it.
Psalms 137:1 By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down, yea, we wept, when we remembered Zion.
I think part of the psychology of Cable Television is that you are paying for it and so feel that you should be using what you pay for. I have avoided the impulse and have never been willing to pay for cable. While I would like to have it during College Football season that is really the only time I miss it. Given the study I read a few years ago that people who get their news exclusively from TV were measurably less informed (and actually had a higher rate of believing untrue things to be true) than Internet news readers pretty well clinched it. Television news is controlled news and watching it you learn only what those in control of the news want you to know. Television news is heavily censored and heterodoxy ist not allowed. Just ask Rick Sanchez.
"One of the least understood strategies of the world revolution now moving rapidly toward its goal is the use of mind control as a major means of obtaining the consent of the people who will be subjects of the New World Order." K.M. Heaton, The National Educator
tis is a caca-mania story planted purposeley to support the official story, beside Fox is a big pile of crap
deserves repeating. Edited to add that they probably came out with this to deflect attention away from what AE911truth is doing lately.
#2. To: Eric Stratton (#1)
The corruption, ergo cover-ups, in Government are so pervasive that people should merely assume that there's a cover-up and/or guise for all Fed-Gov activity.
#3. To: Original_Intent (#2)
#4. To: Original_Intent (#2)
#5. To: Eric Stratton (#3)
IRS and Dept. of Education can immediately go on the chopping block too.
#6. To: Eric Stratton (#4)
#7. To: Original_Intent (#5)
#8. To: Eric Stratton (#7)
#9. To: Original_Intent (#8)
#10. To: Original_Intent (#2)
#11. To: Red Jones (#10)
and see, some of this info above was disclosed by Fox. fox is a propaganda network, but to give it credibility some real news is allowed.
... while everybody who pursues a military career eventually learns that lies are the norm and truth is suspect. must follow orders and speak as required to get the pension.
#12. To: Original_Intent (#11)
That is one of the reasons I no longer watch television AT ALL.
#13. To: Red Jones (#12)
the last year or two I've had the cable and now I'm thinking I should get rid of it.
#14. To: Ada (#0)
#15. To: Max (#14)
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tis is a caca-mania story planted purposeley to support the official story, beside Fox is a big pile of crap
Waiting too late to oppose tyranny has always led to bloodshed.
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