undeRliRcs Posted September 21, 2005 Share Posted September 21, 2005 Pentagon Nixes 9/11 Hearing Testimony By KIMBERLY HEFLING, Associated Press Writer Wednesday, September 21, 2005 The Senate Judiciary Committee chairman said Wednesday he would look into whether the Pentagon obstructed his committee by refusing to allow testimony from five people who had knowledge of a secret military unit named "Able Danger." They were expected to testify Wednesday about a link between al-Qaida and four of the Sept. 11 hijackers ? including leader Mohamed Atta ? that the unit is said to have uncovered than a year before the 2001 attacks. "I think the Department of Defense owes the American people an explanation of what went on here," said Sen. Arlen Specter, R-Pa. Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said later Wednesday during a briefing on Capitol Hill that an offer was made to do a classified briefing on Able Danger. "As I understand it, the Judiciary Committee preferred to have an open hearing on a classified matter, and therefore the department declined to participate in an open hearing on a classified matter," Rumsfeld said. The Pentagon has acknowledged that some employees recall seeing an intelligence chart identifying Atta as a terrorist before the attacks. Full article here: http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n.../w054427D06.DTL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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