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October 27, 2005
9/11 Commission spent "months" on Able Danger
Responding to a question about Louis Freeh's book, Lee Hamilton responded instead to his comments on Meet the Press regarding the Able Danger program, and the fact that Freeh felt the FBI could have prevented 9/11 if it had the information Able Danger put together. A commenter on one of Vi's posts pointed this out. From C-SPAN back on October 20th:
Hamilton: If I can go back to the previous question on Louis Freeh, I've not read the book either, but my recollection is that he said that the 9/11 Commission had not looked into the Able Danger. We have looked at that and we've spent a lot of time on it both prior to the report being issued and since, and our conclusion has been that after months of looking at it we've not found a single bit of documentary evidence to back up the claims of those who thought they had seen the name and photo of Mohamed Atta. And I won't go into detail on this, but Slade testified on this question, well I guess you submitted testimony, which states very comprehensively what the Commission has done with respect to Able Danger, and I commend that statement to your attention.Gorton: The Louis Freeh book is his side of his feud with President Clinton and has to be read in that light.
Kean: I think, I was told, I didn't read it, but I was told actually he was quite complimentary of the Commission in most areas.
There he goes again. Slade Gorton, casting doubt on a perceived criticism related to Able Danger with absolutely no basis at all. Freeh's book does not even mention Able Danger. The controversy broke after it went to press. Here is what Freeh said on Meet the Press:
Louis Freeh: No I disagree with that. And you know, while we're on the subject of the 9-11 Commission, I'm very interested and I know the country is in the Able Danger report. We have now very honorable military officers telling the United States, Tim, that in 2000 not only had Mohammad Atta been identified, by photo and name, but was earmarked as an Al Qaeda operative in the United States. Apparently this information was brought to the 9-11 Commission prior to their report, but there's no reference to it. That's the kind of tactical intelligence that would make a difference in stopping the hijacking, not the strategic intelligence, the stuff that comes out of um, like water out of a fire hydrant and then in hindsight, you say, well you missed these three molecules of water. I think we're very interested in what the 9-11 Commission didn't do with respect to Able Danger.
Posted by Mike at October 27, 2005 10:55 AM
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