I sat down with retired Lieutenant Colonel Tony Shaffer who was part of a controversial and classified program called ABLE DANGER.
Prior to 9/11, ABLE DANGER datamined phone, travel and financial records to identify al Qaeda members. Shaffer produced new evidence to back up claims that the team identified two of the three 9/11 cells before the attack as well as lead hijacker Mohammed Atta.
In 2006, a Senate Report and the DoD internal watchdog (DoD Inspector General) concluded the ABLE DANGER claims were not credible.
But in a 2017 sworn affidavit and “Disclosure of Urgent Concern” to the Intelligence Community Internal Watchdog, a DoD IG Senior Executive said the Senate Report was “informed by the flawed and incorrect premises” of the DoD IG report that was part of a "continued pattern of misconduct."
Prior to 9/11, ABLE DANGER datamined phone, travel and financial records to identify al Qaeda members. Shaffer produced new evidence to back up claims that the team identified two of the three 9/11 cells before the attack as well as lead hijacker Mohammed Atta.
In 2006, a Senate Report and the DoD internal watchdog (DoD Inspector General) concluded the ABLE DANGER claims were not credible.
But in a 2017 sworn affidavit and “Disclosure of Urgent Concern” to the Intelligence Community Internal Watchdog, a DoD IG Senior Executive said the Senate Report was “informed by the flawed and incorrect premises” of the DoD IG report that was part of a "continued pattern of misconduct."
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