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Former FBI-Chief, Louis Freeh [1]writes a stinging indictment on the
9/11 Commission.

Yet this is also a good time for the country to make some
assessments of the 9/11 Commission itself. Recent revelations from
the military intelligence operation code-named "Able Danger" have
cast light on a missed opportunity that could have potentially
prevented 9/11. Specifically, Able Danger concluded in February
2000 that military experts had identified Mohamed Atta by name (and
maybe photograph) as an al Qaeda agent operating in the U.S.
Subsequently, military officers assigned to Able Danger were
prevented from sharing this critical information with FBI agents,
even though appointments had been made to do so. Why?

Why indeed? Here's a bit more:There are other questions that need
answers. Was Able Danger intelligence provided to the 9/11 Commission
prior to the finalization of its report, and, if so, why was it not
explored? In sum, what did the 9/11 commissioners and their staff know
about Able Danger and when did they know it?

The Able Danger intelligence, if confirmed, is undoubtedly the most
relevant fact of the entire post-9/11 inquiry. Even the most junior
investigator would immediately know that the name and photo ID of Atta
in 2000 is precisely the kind of tactical intelligence the FBI has
many times employed to prevent attacks and arrest terrorists. Yet the
9/11 Commission inexplicably concluded that it "was not historically
significant." This astounding conclusion--in combination with the
failure to investigate Able Danger and incorporate it into its
findings--raises serious challenges to the commission's credibility
and, if the facts prove out, might just render the commission
historically insignificant itself.

Not historically significant? NOT. HISTORICALLY. SIGNIFICANT?????

Is this a joke? They knew who Atta was in Feb 2000. Knew he was Al
Qaeda. Knew he was a terrorist almost 19 months before a plane hit a
tower.

Here is more:

The facts relating to Able Danger finally started to be reported in
mid-August. U.S. Army Col. Anthony Shaffer, a veteran intelligence
officer, publicly revealed that the Able Danger team had identified
Atta and three other 9/11 hijackers by mid-2000 but were prevented
by military lawyers from giving this information to the FBI. One
week later, Navy Capt. Scott J. Phillpott, a U.S. Naval Academy
graduate who managed the program for the Pentagon's Special
Operations Command, confirmed "Atta was identified by Able Danger
by January-February of 2000."

I feel much better about the 9/11 Commissions conclusion of:

NOT. HISTORICALLY. SIGNIFICANT

On Aug. 18, 2005, the Pentagon initially stated that "a probe" had
found nothing to back up Col. Shaffer's claims. Two weeks later,
however, Defense Department officials acknowledged that its
"inquiry" had found "three more people who recall seeing an
intelligence briefing slide that identified the ringleader of the
9/11 attacks a year before the hijackings and terrorist strikes."
These same officials also stated that "documents and electronic
files created by . . . Able Danger were destroyed under standing
orders that limit the military's use of intelligence gathered about
people in the United States."

How do you feel about the much touted and smugly self-important
members of the 9/11 Commission concluding that Able Danger's
information was NOT HISTORICALLY SIGNIFICANT???????

At least someone cares, and that someone is Arlen Specter.

The chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Arlen Specter, has
led the way in cleaning up the 9/11 Commission's unfinished
business. Amid a very full plate of responsibilities, he conducted
a hearing after noting that Col. Shaffer and Capt. Phillpott
"appear to have credibility." Himself a former prosecutor, Mr.
Specter noted: "If Mr. Atta and other 9/11 terrorists were
identified before the attacks, it would be a very serious breach
not to have that information passed along . . . we ought to get to
the bottom of it."

You bet your ass we should. And I trust nobody more than Arlen Specter
of getting it done right. I hope he calls the 9/11 Commission in to
testify as witnesses. I'd LOVE to know why Able Danger's information
was NOT HISTORICALLY SIGNIFICANT.
[qoae] Rosemary: 9/11 Commission Investigation : Farse

It was a plan from the "I have conceived"

The Wolfowitz Doctrine
The Wolfowitz Doctrine - which is based on several classified policies written by several people (including Wolfowitz) - reportedly supports (1) pre-emptive action to prevent rogue countries from developing WMD, (2) unilateral action because coalitions often fail (and the U.S. is the backbone of every coalition, anyway), (3) detering rogue nations from assuming regional or global dominance and (4) developing democratization of the Arab world to deny terrorists safe harbor, support (moral, financial, and military) and recruitment.

Welcome to the Project for the New American Century--WHAT A FUCKING LIE!
Welcome to the Project for the New American Century

Are you willing?

What are you waiting for a moustache?