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| Hijackers Were Not Identified Before 9/11, Investigation Says (Able Danger) |
| 2006-09-22 |
| The Defense Department's inspector general has concluded that a top secret intelligence-gathering program did not identify Mohamed Atta or any other hijacker before the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, determining that there is no evidence to substantiate claims that Atta's name and photograph were on charts collected by military officials before the strikes. In a 90-page report released yesterday, Pentagon officials said that the recollections of several officials involved in the "Able Danger" data-mining operation "were not accurate" and that a chart they said included a blurry image of Atta and his name never existed. The report concluded that there were no efforts to prevent contact between the Pentagon group and the FBI, a finding that challenges assertions by an officer involved in the program. "We found no charts or other documentation created before 9/11 that contained a photograph or name of Mohamed Atta and was produced or possessed by the Able Danger team," acting Inspector General Thomas F. Gimble said in the report. Rest at link. |
| Posted by:ed |
| #7 The IG couldn't find his butt with both hands super-glued to it. That's because his head is... well you know. It seems to me that the IG results have always been more about politics than about good investigative work. |
| Posted by: anon 2006-09-22 16:31 |
| #6 Of course they didn't find anything. All data was destroyed after 90 days per the regulations. |
| Posted by: phil_b 2006-09-22 16:23 |
| #5 The IG couldn't find his butt with both hands super-glued to it. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2006-09-22 16:21 |
| #4 IIRC - Isn't the DoD IG an appointed civilian? |
| Posted by: Ulese Jaick6639 2006-09-22 16:11 |
| #3 does the IG ever find anything? |
| Posted by: anon 2006-09-22 16:02 |
| #2 They "found nothing" and don't believe the analysts and officers who told them there was something. Conclusion, (according to the DoD IG)...... there is/was nothing. .... "Well Yukon King, I consider this case closed." Off to a IG Hail and Farewell at Sine' |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2006-09-22 15:57 |
| #1 File under: Cold Comfort |
| Posted by: Zenster 2006-09-22 15:38 |