Comments on: Able Danger, Atta Update II http://strata-sphere.com/blog/index.php/archives/494 High Flying Political Debate Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:37:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: The Strata-Sphere » Blog Archive » Able Danger Hearings Summary http://strata-sphere.com/blog/index.php/archives/494/comment-page-1#comment-4505 The Strata-Sphere » Blog Archive » Able Danger Hearings Summary Sat, 18 Feb 2006 23:49:50 +0000 http://strata-sphere.com/blog/?p=494#comment-4505 [...] In looking through Shaffer’s statement I am surprised at how closely I nailed Able Danger - because I had seen it all before. I am a maverick in how I approach problems. I do things few if any dare to do use new technology. Not because I am more gifted or smart, simply because I am less concerned about ‘image’. Here is how I described what Able Danger probably was last August: I do contract work for the government and many times have I had to go into meetings, boards of reviews, commissions, with these people and try and to explain they have missed something or gone down the wrong path It is not easy and never pleasant. It is simple human nature to not want to hear you are wrong or in error, and so is not limited to govies. But it can be accentuated in these people because they weild so much decision power, and they really cannot afford to be seen as wrong. [...] [...] In looking through Shaffer’s statement I am surprised at how closely I nailed Able Danger – because I had seen it all before. I am a maverick in how I approach problems. I do things few if any dare to do use new technology. Not because I am more gifted or smart, simply because I am less concerned about ‘image’. Here is how I described what Able Danger probably was last August: I do contract work for the government and many times have I had to go into meetings, boards of reviews, commissions, with these people and try and to explain they have missed something or gone down the wrong path It is not easy and never pleasant. It is simple human nature to not want to hear you are wrong or in error, and so is not limited to govies. But it can be accentuated in these people because they weild so much decision power, and they really cannot afford to be seen as wrong. [...]

]]> By: The Strata-Sphere » Blog Archive » Able Danger Gets Enormous Boost http://strata-sphere.com/blog/index.php/archives/494/comment-page-1#comment-2728 The Strata-Sphere » Blog Archive » Able Danger Gets Enormous Boost Wed, 07 Dec 2005 05:02:05 +0000 http://strata-sphere.com/blog/?p=494#comment-2728 [...] Unfortunately the rest of the story requires registration at the site (which is free). In the story Weldon confirms he had two breifings on the matter, both before 9-11. Shelton does confirm my initial view of Able Danger, which I stated back on August 11 to be: So I can envision this upstart, prototype data mining methodology being given the evil eye by the old guard. Why do you think the FBI and FAA computer systems belong in museums representing 1990 technology? Able Danger was a demonstration effort to show the power of data mining, therefore it was not supposed to actually be ‘operational’ - a conceptual state a system must attain through process and paperwork, not simply capability to produce results. [...] [...] Unfortunately the rest of the story requires registration at the site (which is free). In the story Weldon confirms he had two breifings on the matter, both before 9-11. Shelton does confirm my initial view of Able Danger, which I stated back on August 11 to be: So I can envision this upstart, prototype data mining methodology being given the evil eye by the old guard. Why do you think the FBI and FAA computer systems belong in museums representing 1990 technology? Able Danger was a demonstration effort to show the power of data mining, therefore it was not supposed to actually be ‘operational’ – a conceptual state a system must attain through process and paperwork, not simply capability to produce results. [...]

]]> By: Politechnical » Conspiracy Theory or Explosive Truth? http://strata-sphere.com/blog/index.php/archives/494/comment-page-1#comment-480 Politechnical » Conspiracy Theory or Explosive Truth? Fri, 12 Aug 2005 04:02:52 +0000 http://strata-sphere.com/blog/?p=494#comment-480 [...] Still, lots of threads are in the air- Plame/Rove-gate, the 9/11 Commission, Sandy Berger’s trousers, and now, “Able Danger”. AJStrata has great Able Danger background, and Captain Ed brings us up to a precipice of sorts: The insistence that Atta could never have been in Prague on April 9, 2001 despite the insistence of Czech intelligence to the contrary never stood on firm ground. With this new revelation about Able Danger and the immediate invocation of the Commission-approved Atta timeline, it becomes even less sure and more suspicious than ever. [...] [...] Still, lots of threads are in the air- Plame/Rove-gate, the 9/11 Commission, Sandy Berger’s trousers, and now, “Able Danger”. AJStrata has great Able Danger background, and Captain Ed brings us up to a precipice of sorts: The insistence that Atta could never have been in Prague on April 9, 2001 despite the insistence of Czech intelligence to the contrary never stood on firm ground. With this new revelation about Able Danger and the immediate invocation of the Commission-approved Atta timeline, it becomes even less sure and more suspicious than ever. [...]

]]> By: Decision '08 http://strata-sphere.com/blog/index.php/archives/494/comment-page-1#comment-460 Decision '08 Thu, 11 Aug 2005 15:02:42 +0000 http://strata-sphere.com/blog/?p=494#comment-460 <strong>Able Danger: Congressional Hearings Seem To Be...</strong> AJStrata joins the MinuteMan and others in broaching the subject of Congressional Hearings into the Mohammed Atta / Able Danger breaking story. For once, I'm gonna ignore my usual cautious impulses and agree; let's look into this thing fully... Able Danger: Congressional Hearings Seem To Be…

AJStrata joins the MinuteMan and others in broaching the subject of Congressional Hearings into the Mohammed Atta / Able Danger breaking story. For once, I’m gonna ignore my usual cautious impulses and agree; let’s look into this thing fully…

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