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August 14, 2005
Able Danger update
The blogosphere continues to lead the way in vetting the Able Danger mystery.
John Podhoretz thinks the latest explanation from the 9-11 Commission may mean "we owe them a big apology."
Roger L. Simon still wants answers, and Captain Ed thinks Jim Geraghty and Tom Maguire have pointed out numerous problems with the Commission's statement, which doth protest too much in too much detail.
Lee Hamilton, Aug 8: "The Sept. 11 commission did not learn of any U.S. government knowledge prior to 9/11 of surveillance of Mohammed Atta or of his cell. Had we learned of it obviously it would've been a major focus of our investigation."
Commissioner John Lehman, Aug 8: "I think this is a big deal," said John F. Lehman, a Republican member of the commission who was Navy secretary in the Reagan administration. "The issue is whether there was in fact surveillance before 9/11 of Atta and, if so, why weren't we told about it? Who made the decision not to brief the commission's staff or the commissioners?"
The New York Times on Al Felzenberg, Aug 9: Al Felzenberg, who served as the commission's chief spokesman, said earlier this week that staff members who were briefed about Able Danger at a first meeting, in October 2003, did not remember hearing anything about Mr. Atta or an American terrorist cell. On Wednesday, however, Mr. Felzenberg said the uniformed officer who briefed two staff members in July 2004 had indeed mentioned Mr. Atta.
Bottom line, Captain Ed says the responses earlier this week from Commission members undercuts their current positions.
Posted by Mike Lief at August 14, 2005 10:31 AM
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Comments
We certainly will owe the Commission
an appology, for having turned the public
hearings into an attack on President Bush,
a parade of fibbers, Clark and Wilson.
Posted by: FredJHarris at August 14, 2005 11:04 AM