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Able Danger: Audio of Rep. Curt Weldon's Restoration Weekend Speech "The Perils We Face"

From Able Danger Blog, Rep. Curt Weldon, R-PA, delivered a speech entitled "The Perils We Face" at Restoration Weekend, which took place in Phoenix, Arizona from February 23-26, 2006. Front Page Magazine has a full transcript of the speech. The audio of all but the first section of his speech was posted online and you can listen here. It starts at the segment titled "9/11: What I Saw at Ground Zero":

Here is his decription of Zelikow's testimony:

When Phil Zelikow came in, and he wouldn’t testify in open session – even though he gave us no classified information in closed session – I asked him, “Did you interview the Able Danger principals?” And he said, “No, Congressman.”

I said, “Why would you not do that? These were CIA-trained case officers and career military professionals. Why wouldn’t you want to get the facts?”

He replied, “Because we think we’ve gotten all the information we need.”

I asked, “And why would you not include that in the 9/11 Report?” He answered, “Because we thought it was historically irrelevant.”

Cross posted at QT Monster's Place.

Technorati tags: Terrorist, 9-11, National Security, Mohammad Atta, Able Danger, Terrorism, Curt Weldon, Tony Shaffer

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Able Danger Conference Call with Rep. Curt Weldon on 2/23/2006-Clip #6

Rep. Curt Weldon spoke with Able Danger bloggers on 2/23/2006. The sixth audio clip of this conference call is here.

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Able Danger Conference Call with Rep. Curt Weldon on 2/23/2006-Clip #5

Rep. Curt Weldon spoke with Able Danger bloggers on 2/23/2006. The fifth audio clip of this conference call is here.

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Peter B. Collins Interviews Rory O'Connor About Able Danger

Rory O'Connor was recently on The Peter B. Collins Show to discuss Able Danger and why the US media is not covering it. You can listen to the 23-minute interview in mp3 format on Rory's blog. The audio (mp3) is here.

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Able Danger Conference Call with Rep. Curt Weldon on 2/23/2006-Clip #4

Rep. Curt Weldon spoke with Able Danger bloggers on 2/23/2006. The fourth audio clip of this conference call is here.

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Able Danger Conference Call with Rep. Curt Weldon on 2/23/2006-Clip #3

Rep. Curt Weldon spoke with Able Danger bloggers on 2/23/2006. The third audio clip of this conference call is here.

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Able Danger Conference Call with Rep. Curt Weldon on 2/23/2006-Clip #2

Rep. Curt Weldon spoke with Able Danger bloggers on 2/23/2006. The second audio clip of this conference call is here.

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Able Danger Conference Call with Rep. Curt Weldon on 2/23/2006-Clip #1

Rep. Curt Weldon spoke with Able Danger bloggers on 2/23/2006. The first audio clip of this conference call is here.

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Able Danger: Why Wasn't the FBI Told About Mohammad Atta Before the 9-11 Attacks - Part 10

Able Danger identified Mohammad Atta and at least 2 other 9-11 hijackers more than a year before the 9-11 attacks. Why was the data that connected Mohammad Atta as a possible terrorist threat to the United States destroyed, and why wasn't this information shared with the FBI so the 9-11 attacks might have been prevented?

10. Louis Freeh was the FBI Director at the time. On Meet the Press he said, "..if he had had the Able Danger information, that that was the type of actionable intelligence that may have allowed the FBI to  prevent 9-11 from ever occurring..." (the mp3 file is here)

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Able Danger: Why Wasn't the FBI Told About Mohammad Atta Before the 9-11 Attacks - Part 9

Able Danger identified Mohammad Atta and at least 2 other 9-11 hijackers more than a year before the 9-11 attacks. Why was the data that connected Mohammad Atta as a possible terrorist threat to the United States destroyed, and why wasn't this information shared with the FBI so the 9-11 attacks might have been prevented?

9. The experts running Able Danger tried to warn the FBI, they tried to schedule meetings but each time the attempts to meet with and alert the FBI failed. Again, here's Curt Weldon, "...we will have testimony that there were meetings that were attempted to be setup to transfer the data in September of 2000. Contrary to what the current FBI says today, those FBI employees, that Senator Specter knows full well the identity of, will in fact be asked to give statements..." (the mp3 file is here)

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Able Danger: Why Wasn't the FBI Told About Mohammad Atta Before the 9-11 Attacks - Part 8

Able Danger identified Mohammad Atta and at least 2 other 9-11 hijackers more than a year before the 9-11 attacks. Why was the data that connected Mohammad Atta as a possible terrorist threat to the United States destroyed, and why wasn't this information shared with the FBI so the 9-11 attacks might have been prevented?

8. Here's more from Congressman Weldon's opening statement (addressing Dr. Cambone), "...one of your under secretaries, and testified that he was aware that all the information from Able Danger in fact had been destroyed, and that it was done legitimately. You are today acknowledging that there was additional information at the Garland facility...it was equal to or more than what was available at LIWA..." (the mp3 file is here)

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Able Danger: Why Wasn't the FBI Told About Mohammad Atta Before the 9-11 Attacks - Part 7

Able Danger identified Mohammad Atta and at least 2 other 9-11 hijackers more than a year before the 9-11 attacks. Why was the data that connected Mohammad Atta as a possible terrorist threat to the United States destroyed, and why wasn't this information shared with the FBI so the 9-11 attacks might have been prevented?

7. And as if that weren't enough, Curt Weldon reveals that very recently employees within the DoD have told him that they have found Able Danger information, "...are you aware that on February 3rd General Depritus (sp?), Anthony Porterri (sp?), Mr. Howard Taylor (inaudible) and another individual walked  into the intelligence section of the First ID Command and went to a file cabinet and identified a bunch of Able Danger material..." (the mp3 file is here)

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Able Danger: Why Wasn't the FBI Told About Mohammad Atta Before the 9-11 Attacks - Part 6

Able Danger identified Mohammad Atta and at least 2 other 9-11 hijackers more than a year before the 9-11 attacks. Why was the data that connected Mohammad Atta as a possible terrorist threat to the United States destroyed, and why wasn't this information shared with the FBI so the 9-11 attacks might have been prevented?

6. We were told that all of the Able Danger data had been destroyed, but Curt Weldon has learned that libraries of data have survived, "...the data runs that I'm talking about, which were done by a professional employee, were done within the last 2 months and they were done on data that was collected prior to 9-11 but after the attack on the Cole. And in that data set the name Atta, prior to 9-11 came up over 800 times. The name Mohammad Atta with an o came up 5 times, the name Mohammad Atta with a u came up 3 times, the name Mohammad Attif  came up 5 times." (the mp3 file is here)

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Able Danger identified Mohammad Atta and at least 2 other 9-11 hijackers more than a year before the 9-11 attacks. Why was the data that connected Mohammad Atta as a possible terrorist threat to the United States destroyed, and why wasn't this information shared with the FBI so the 9-11 attacks might have been prevented?

6. We were told that all of the Able Danger data had been destroyed, but Curt Weldon has learned that libraries of data have survived, "...the data runs that I'm talking about, which were done by a professional employee, were done within the last 2 months and they were done on data that was collected prior to 9-11 but after the attack on the Cole. And in that data set the name Atta, prior to 9-11 came up over 800 times. The name Mohammad Atta with an o came up 5 times, the name Mohammad Atta with a u came up 3 times, the name Mohammad Attif  came up 5 times." (the mp3 file is here)

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Able Danger: Why Wasn't the FBI Told About Mohammad Atta Before the 9-11 Attacks - Part 5

Able Danger identified Mohammad Atta and at least 2 other 9-11 hijackers more than a year before the 9-11 attacks. Why was the data that connected Mohammad Atta as a possible terrorist threat to the United States destroyed, and why wasn't this information shared with the FBI so the 9-11 attacks might have been prevented?

5. In his response to Curt Weldon's statement above, Dr. Cambone admits, "...it's undoubtedly the case that not everything gets destroyed, not everything is covered, not all the rules apply to all the data..." (the mp3 file is here)

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Able Danger: Why Wasn't the FBI Told About Mohammad Atta Before the 9-11 Attacks - Part 4

Able Danger identified Mohammad Atta and at least 2 other 9-11 hijackers more than a year before the 9-11 attacks. Why was the data that connected Mohammad Atta as a possible terrorist threat to the United States destroyed, and why wasn't this information shared with the FBI so the 9-11 attacks might have been prevented?

4. Rep. Curt Weldon (R-PA) reveals the truth that, in fact, the 90 day rule has not been followed, "...there is data that's still being data mined today that's pre-9-11 data, and obviously some of that's going to have data about US persons...the lawyer for DoD, and this meeting took place in my office  with my chief of staff and I think one other person with me as witnesses, Dr. Bob Johnson said that his lawyer consulting him on the information data mining collecting at Garland  was in fact Richard Shiffren. And Richard Shiffren told him, don't worry about how long you keep the data. You fill a form out, you sign it, you put it in the bin, you keep it as long as you want. That's not exactly what we were told by Bill Dugan in the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing. In fact it flies directly in the face of that, that there was a cavalier attitude. And so the question that we ask is then, why was the data destroyed? And now we find out that it wasn't all destroyed..." (the mp3 file is here)

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Able Danger: Why Wasn't the FBI Told About Mohammad Atta Before the 9-11 Attacks - Part 3

Able Danger identified Mohammad Atta and at least 2 other 9-11 hijackers more than a year before the 9-11 attacks. Why was the data that connected Mohammad Atta as a possible terrorist threat to the United States destroyed, and why wasn't this information shared with the FBI so the 9-11 attacks might have been prevented?

3. Dr. Cambone's colleague claims that the 90 day rule is the reason that the Able Danger data (the same data that had identified at least 3 or the 9-11 hijackers) was destroyed, "...the decision was made to go ahead and destroy the data because of the 90 day rule..." (the mp3 file is here) You will hear this claim thoroughly debunked below by Congressman Curt Weldon.

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Able Danger: Why Wasn't the FBI Told About Mohammad Atta Before the 9-11 Attacks - Part 2

Able Danger identified Mohammad Atta and at least 2 other 9-11 hijackers more than a year before the 9-11 attacks. Why was the data that connected Mohammad Atta as a possible terrorist threat to the United States destroyed, and why wasn't this information shared with the FBI so the 9-11 attacks might have been prevented?

2. Dr. Cambone's colleague explains the Dept. of Defense procedures for the collection, retention and dissemination of information, "...and it's only after it's been reviewed by a number of people at every level of command including the lawyer that's attached to it that they make a decision on whether or not to retain it..." (the mp3 file is here)

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Able Danger: Why Wasn't the FBI Told About Mohammad Atta Before the 9-11 Attacks - Part 1

Able Danger identified Mohammad Atta and at least 2 other 9-11 hijackers more than a year before the 9-11 attacks. Why was the data that connected Mohammad Atta as a possible terrorist threat to the United States destroyed, and why wasn't this information shared with the FBI so the 9-11 attacks might have been prevented?

1. Dr. Stephen A. Cambone, U.S. Undersecretary of Defense for Intelligence,  explains that there wasn't any prohibition against sharing Able Danger information with the FBI. One of Dr. Cambone's colleagues says, "...we share in Army intelligence and DoD intelligence, we share information with the FBI  probably every working day of the year..." (the mp3 file is here)

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Able Danger on WTVN Radio in Ohio on 2/21/2006

The Dirk Thompson Show on WTVN, an Ohio talk radio station, did an hour on Able Danger from 7pm to 8pm on 2/21/2006. You can download the audio (mp3) file of the show here.

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Audio Clip #2 of the Able Danger Hearing Held on 2/15/2006

This is the second of 2 audio clips of the Able Danger hearing that was held on 2/15/2006 in the US House of Represenatives. Download the second audio (mp3) file here (13.3 MB). This post contains the first audio clip of the hearing.

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Audio Clip #1 of the Able Danger Hearing Held 2/15/2006

This is the first of 2 audio clips of the Able Danger hearing that was held on 2/15/2006 in the US House of Represenatives. Download the first audio (mp3) file here (18.7 MB). This post contains the second audio clip of the hearing.

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Able Danger Audio - Clip #2: From the House Subcommittee Hearing on 2/14/2006 Re Whistle Blowers

The  second audio clip (mp3) of the hearing is here. The post with the first audio clip is here.

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Able Danger Audio - Clip #1: From the House Subcommittee Hearing on 2/14/2006 Re Whistle Blowers

In this first clip you'll hear Rep. Chris Shays/Rep. Curt Weldon/Lt. Col. Tony Shaffer's opening remarks. The first audio clip (mp3) is here. The post with the second audio clip is here.

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Able Danger on the Rush Limbaugh Radio Talk Show, Aired on 11/18/2006

Roger Hedgecock was the guest host on Rush's 11/18/2006 radio show. Close to the end of the second hour he had a few things to say about Able Danger. The audio (mp3) is here.

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Able Danger Audio File: Rep. Curt Weldon (R-PA) Interviewed by Michael Savage, Aired on 11/16/2006

Congressman Curt Weldon was interviewed about Able Danger tonight on the Savage Nation radio talk show. Here is the audio (mp3) file.

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Introducing the New Able Danger Podcast Blog

The sole purpose of this blog is to provide a place for all the audio that Able Danger bloggers have collected on this topic. A podcast feed is created by this blog.

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