Smith was a retired police officer who used law enforcement investigative techniques and data mining.

Smith developed a new form of intelligence collection that identified M. Atta and other terrorists a year or more before the 9-11 attacks.

Page 15
http://www.house.gov/hasc/schedules/2-15-06ShafferTestimony.pdf

Hope for an update with your perspective.

QT Monster is live blogging the testimony. http://qtmonster.typepad.com/qt_monsters_place/2006/02/able_danger_hea.html

QT says they said basically that the terrorist ties in the US in 1999 were unbelievable.

Also, that Congressman Cynthia McKinney was asking questions.

She has been holding conferences with conspiracy themes like “Bush knew” about 9-11 and that the anthrax was done by th government.

I think she may be trying to snoop for the opposition or depict the evidence as proof of government complicity in 9-11. Probably both.

Here is Shaffer’s talk
http://www.house.gov/hasc/schedules/2-15-06ShafferTestimony.pdf

He talks about how the Constitution says that he is charged with defending against enemies foreign and DOMESTIC. He made that point a few times.

I wonder who else might be showing up on this Able Danger stuff?

What about people who may have helped the hijackers but weren’t on the plane?

Those people might still be around, especially if they are Americans.