What National Geographic Actually Said About The Chart and Atta

National Geographic

[Stajack]

Here's EXACTLY what National Geographic said about The Chart, Atta, Special Operations and the FBI, as Transcribed from the special "Inside 9/11". Originally aired 8/21/05, re-aired 8/22/05.

[Stajack]

“AT THIS AIR FORCE BASE IN TAMPA (Picture of Entrance Gate to MacDill Air Force Base), MEMBERS OF THE U.S. ARMY SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND ARE REVIEWING AN UNUSUAL CHART THAT REPORTEDLY IDENTIFIES BOTH ATTA (picture ID of Atta shown) AND AL-SHEHHI (picture ID of Al-Shehhi shown) AS LIKELY MEMBERS OF AN AL-QAEDA TERROR CELL OPERATING WITHIN THE UNITED STATES. THE OFFICIALS DECIDE THEY CANNOT PASS THIS INFORMATION ALONG TO THE FBI, IN PART BECAUSE THE MEN ARE HOLDING VALID U.S. VISAS AND MAY BE OFF LIMITS FROM INTELLIGENCE GATHERING BY THE MILITARY”. The next segment discussed terrorist training camps in Kandahar, Afghanistan.

[BibChr]

And here it is for those who DON'T like to be shouted at, first thing in the morning:

"At this air force base in Tampa (picture of entrance gate to Macdill Air Force Base), members of the U.S. Army special operations command are reviewing an unusual chart that reportedly identifies both Atta (picture id of Atta shown) and Al-Shehhi (picture id of Al-Shehhi shown) as likely members of an Al-Qaeda terror cell operating within the united states. the officials decide they cannot pass this information along to the FBI, in part because the men are holding valid U.S. visas and may be off limits from intelligence gathering by the military”."

Dan

[johnny7]

Got link?

[edcoil]

I understand today, the Pentagon says they have not uncovered proof of Abel Dangers claims.

Maybe they should watch t.v. and see un-classified reports.

The classified reports must be a whopper.

[Peach]

I watched the National Georgraphic special Sunday and Monday nights. The poster has transcribed this section of the show correctly and, to my knowledge, it would be darned near impossible for him to post a link to a television show.

As we were on the live thread and watching this show, lots of freepers understood what was being discussed and typed, simultaneously, "Able Danger".

[mtbopfuyn]

THE OFFICIALS DECIDE THEY CANNOT PASS THIS INFORMATION ALONG TO THE FBI, IN PART BECAUSE THE MEN ARE HOLDING VALID U.S. VISAS AND MAY BE OFF LIMITS FROM INTELLIGENCE GATHERING BY THE MILITARY

Setting aside the shoddy reporting and twisting the facts, that sentence in itself makes no sense.

[hershey]

Shout all you want. This is an excellent post!!!! The dems must be reaching for their Depends at this point.

[SlowBoat407]

Is the report typed with proportional spacing? Does it look like it was done in Word?

[theDentist]

Yeah, we've been hearing that same thing for 2 weeks. And...?

[ALOHA RONNIE]

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What 'INSIDE 9/11' didn't report:

The CLINTON White House's refusing 3 Free Offers from the Sudan during the 1990's to give us OSAMA bin LADEN on a Silver Platter before he could hit us hard here at home =

9/11 Lifesaving Hero RICK RESCORLA, r.i.p.

http://www.RickRescorla.com

http://www.strategyzoneonline.com/forums/showthread.php?t=24361

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[Sacajaweau]

btt

[OldFriend]

I'm with you......SHOUTING and more shouting is called for.

Keep this bumbed to the top.....ALL DAY

[Stajack]

Dan, I get your point...BUT, the caps were intended to distinguish the actual transcript from my own editorial comments. Since there's been so much discussion about what National Geographic actually said, it was important to me to be ACCURATE. If your sensibilities are offended, don't take it personal. Have a great day.

[js1138]

It would be helpful if you identified the shoddy part and the part that doesn't make sense.

If it is untrue or unsupported, it is shoddy, but it makes sense to me. Transcripts often read poorly because spoken dialog is not grammatically clean.

[Jedidah]

"Setting aside the shoddy reporting and twisting the facts, that sentence in itself makes no sense."

Huh?

Having twice watched that part of the program, I find the quoted sentence both to be well-constructed and to make perfect sense when considered in context. The National Geographic special was excellent, in my opinion.

[BibChr]

I certainly don't take it personally. I think it's just a law of human nature, as I've observed -- folks don't want to read all caps. It's considered shouting.

Your fundamental idea was a good one. In the future, to make sure you're better-heard, I'd suggest using bold for one, plain for the other; or italics; or you could even use red font.

One man's opinion, your milage may vary.

Dan

[Liberty Valance]

bttt

[NetValue]

The record quotes Rep Weldon on the floor of the House saying "here is the unclassified chart" as he spoke. The 9/11 Omission should ask (respectfully!) for that chart at least. Perhaps Weldon has even more.

[hershey]

Notice the dems' thundering silence. Not a peep. The only one talking is Clinton, covering his behind.

[Just mythoughts]

BUMP!!!!

Clintons = Hear no Atta, See no Atta, Speak no Atta!!!!

[Conspiracy Guy]

Whether it makes sense or not, it is what was said. So what is your point?

[Conspiracy Guy]

Excellent. The show was pretty good for National Geographic.

[unsycophant]

Thank you for taking time to post the exact wording. This doesn't leave much doubt.

[CBart95]

It really is a privledge watching perfect gentlemen sorting fly specks out of ground pepper and entirely unmindful of the content as well as the meaning of the subject under scrutiny.

[Stajack]

Dan,

I'm relatively new to this. Is there an option for italics, bolding, etc. If so, where?

[MudSlide]

Maybe this is the info that Sandy The Burglar was sneaking out in his pants

[Chgogal]

BTTT

[battlegearboat]

Pip, pip!

Jolly good!

[Chgogal]

Do you know when it will be repeated?

[Conspiracy Guy]

Use HTML Italics on = < i> Off is </ i> use b in place of i for bold. Remove the space following < to make it work

[Conspiracy Guy]

Yes. I'd bet money on it.

[TheForceOfOne]

<>your text here</>
add the letter i between <> and after the slash in the second <>

Here is a good link, you may also google "HTML code"

http://www.htmlcodetutorial.com/quicklist.html

[Conspiracy Guy]

Italics and BOLD See!

[OldFriend]

And notice the media is not demanding answers from Berger or any of the NSA creatures in the X42 administration.

[Conspiracy Guy]

RED Substitute font color=Red for the i. Turn off with /font don't forget the

[Conspiracy Guy]

font size=1-7

[Conspiracy Guy]

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[OldFriend]

Thanks, who knew

[DAVEY CROCKETT]

PING

[angcat]

That’s what they said, heard it with my own ears last night as I watched part 1 for the second time. I work up this morning with a headache and it is from reliving this nightmare. No one at my job watched this I believe I was the only one. You see liberals did not watch this nor do they care. If it were a Hollywood version they would have all been discussing this by the coffee pot this morning.

[auboy]

Bump

[Peach]

I don't know when it will be repeated, but it will. Maybe check their website?

[LoudRepublicangirl]

After watching(and taping) inside 9-11 I have come to the conclusion that our government basically gave the terrorists the keys to the cockpit. It didn't matter which administration was in power. Even the guy at the counter who gave Atta and company their tickets didn't have a good feeling about him-but in the name of PC he didn't act on it. If 9-11 didn't teach us anything it should have taught us that being PC will kill us.

[newzjunkey]

Pardon my language but the Pentagon is full of wombat guano. If they can't find records, I inclined to believe it's because someone has had a shreading party! Has anyone checked Sandy Burgler's pants?

[WIladyconservative]

That’s what they said, heard it with my own ears last night as I watched part 1 for the second time. I work up this morning with a headache and it is from reliving this nightmare.

I awoke the same way - I dreamt all night about sinister looking "swarthy" men and burning buildings.

[Stajack]

I'm glad you know how to bold and italicize. But was that for my benefit, or YOURS?

[quantim]

You can buy the DVD here:

http://shop.nationalgeographic.com/shopping/product/detailmain.jsp?itemID=2690&itemType=PRODUCT&iMainCat=128&iSubCat=240&iProductID=2690

 

[atomicpossum]

Notice the dems' thundering silence. Not a peep. The only one talking is Clinton, covering his behind.

I'd love to see some reporterette ask Ol' Kennedy (on camera) what his view of it is. Or, better yet, Hildebeast...

[JCEccles]

It makes perfect sense.

And it would be "shoddy reporting" only if the statement inaccurately or incompletely summarizes what was said by "the officials." Do you have superior knowledge of what "the officials" said?

[Delta 21]