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MacRanger Was Told Today That Rumsfeld Did Not Demand That LTC Shaffer Not Testify at Today
Macsmind-News, Conservative Commentary and Common Sense ^ | 9/21/2005 | macRanger

Posted on 09/21/2005 7:31:16 PM PDT by vadkins

MacRanger (who is-Former Career Military (logistics, intelligence) reports:

Early today I watched the 'Spector House' Able Danger hearings on CSPAN.

I watched closely, because at 8am, my cell was buzzing, a call from a friend. I had asked him to get some clarification on Shaffer's story that Rummy told 'em not to testify. The word I got from him was that contrary to popular knowledge, Rummy didn't pull the plug on the witnesses, it came from "Cobweb", which is just a little - OK, a lot higher up the chain.

Here's what I know. Spector is being "allowed" this little foray basically to keep Weldon quiet. Like I said before, "Give him his hearing and maybe he'll go away". There are people - active - who want this to go away and how the power to make it go away.

I know that everyone is clamering for more and indeed you have some of the families of 9/11 victims and others demanding answers. But unless the WH walls come crumbling down, it isn't going to happen. The MSM isn't picking up on the story (a little CIA/MSM/CYA going on IMHO), thus the majority of the public isn't catching on - thus no interest outside of bloggers and the principles.

So my take is that we'll have more 'revelations', 'hearings, etc, but that's about it. Weldon's book will sell a lot of copies.

The fact is that - and catch my drift - there are people that feel that keeping the truth at bay is better at this time than to "let it all hang out."

A sham, yeah. Incredible, yeah that too. But it won't be the first time and it's likely not to be the last.

Just my two cents.


TOPICS: Government; Politics
KEYWORDS: 911; 911commission; abledanger; datamining; got; mohammadatta

1 posted on 09/21/2005 7:31:19 PM PDT by vadkins
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To: vadkins

This story is too complicated for the MSM to follow. If it can't be easily digested, broken down in a 15 - 25 inch story or a 10 sec. sound bite, then they'll just go to the latest footage of flooding in New Orleans.


2 posted on 09/21/2005 7:55:57 PM PDT by SittinYonder (Nemo me impune lacessit)
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To: SittinYonder

A lot higher on the food chain means the White House?


3 posted on 09/21/2005 8:26:37 PM PDT by ClaireSolt (.)
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To: ClaireSolt

bttt


4 posted on 09/21/2005 9:41:49 PM PDT by txhurl (I really just want to hang the Clintons with it. Why won't they let us?)
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To: vadkins
What a steaming pile of BS.

Even the Weekly World News wouldn't insult the intelligence of its readers by publishing this nonsense.

5 posted on 09/21/2005 9:44:50 PM PDT by JCEccles
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To: txflake

Give it to us in crayon..


6 posted on 09/21/2005 9:46:37 PM PDT by stocksthatgoup (Polls = Proof that when the MSM want your opinion they will give it to you.)
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To: txflake

Give it to us in crayon..


7 posted on 09/21/2005 9:46:44 PM PDT by stocksthatgoup (Polls = Proof that when the MSM want your opinion they will give it to you.)
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To: stocksthatgoup
Blogger, TOPDOG08 just posted a claim that it was Cheney who ordered LTC Shaffer not to testify. This blogger links to a hacker web site to substantiate this claim. Pretty tenuous stuff.
8 posted on 09/21/2005 10:13:21 PM PDT by vadkins
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To: stocksthatgoup
Bother you that I index threads via 'bttt' regarding AD?

Got about 300 of these bumps, and there's a kernel of truth in every one.

They'll distill something, over time, when finally pieced together.

Curious why you're so sensitive. Is it the cobweb word got you so worked up?

9 posted on 09/21/2005 10:26:05 PM PDT by txhurl
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To: vadkins

Well, that about says it all. Maybe they'll have closed door hearings and some good will come of it....but likely we'll never know.


I'll tell ya one thing though, if the govt. can squash something like this, then I'm inclined to believe we really DO have a UFO and dead aliens at Area 51. Only 1/2 joking when I say that.


10 posted on 09/22/2005 5:06:44 AM PDT by SueRae
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To: SueRae
"I'll tell ya one thing though, if the govt. can squash something like this, then I'm inclined to believe we really DO have a UFO and dead aliens at Area 51. Only 1/2 joking when I say that."

Along those lines, with multiple MSM outlets, talk radio, and bloggers, it's a lot harder to hide goings-on today that it was even 15 years ago. Imagine what a government could get away with in 1960.
11 posted on 09/22/2005 7:05:00 AM PDT by indthkr
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To: vadkins

I must be missing something. Where at the referenced URL and supplied hyperlinks laced in the comment fields does anyone actually show proof cobweb is Cheney?


12 posted on 09/22/2005 2:07:44 PM PDT by Marine_Uncle (Honor must be earned)
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To: SittinYonder

"This story is too complicated for the MSM to follow."

I agree.


13 posted on 09/22/2005 2:10:34 PM PDT by Marine_Uncle (Honor must be earned)
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To: vadkins
"Just my two cents."

That is way overpriced.

14 posted on 09/22/2005 2:13:49 PM PDT by verity (Don't let your children grow up to be mainstream media maggots.)
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To: txflake

" Curious why you're so sensitive. Is it the cobweb word got you so worked up?"

Perhaps their arachniphoba.


15 posted on 09/22/2005 2:14:38 PM PDT by Marine_Uncle (Honor must be earned)
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To: Marine_Uncle

Heh, heh.


16 posted on 09/23/2005 10:08:42 AM PDT by txhurl
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